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Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Capsules Shortage

Last Updated: April 13, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 20 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0023-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 30 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0024-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 40 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0025-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0026-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 60 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0027-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Amneal, 70 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 65162-0028-09
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4742-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4743-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4744-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4745-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0370-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0371-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0372-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0373-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0374-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Hikma, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0375-25
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4661-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4662-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4663-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4664-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4665-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4666-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Lannett, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00527-4667-37
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5111-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5112-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5113-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5114-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5115-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5116-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mallinckrodt, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5117-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 10 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6854-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 20 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6855-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 30 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6856-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 40 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6857-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6858-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 60 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6859-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Mylan (Viatris), 70 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 00378-6860-77
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0602-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0603-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0604-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0605-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0606-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0607-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Solco Healthcare US, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 43547-0608-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0052-88
Reason for the Shortage
    • Alvogen has lisdexamfetamine capsules available.
    • Amneal has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Apotex has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Hikma has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Lannett has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Mallinckrodt has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Mylan (Viatris) has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Rhodes has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Solco has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Sun Pharma has lisdexamfetamine capsules on shortage due to an issue with the active ingredient.
    • Takeda has Vyvanse available.
    • Teva has lisdexamfetamine capsules available.
Available Products
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0101-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0102-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0103-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0104-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0105-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0106-10
    • Vyvanse oral capsule, Takeda, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59417-0107-10
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0562-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0563-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0564-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0565-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0566-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0567-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Alvogen, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47781-0568-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4739-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4740-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Apotex, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 60505-4741-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0161-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0162-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0163-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0164-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0165-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0166-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Rhodes, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 42858-0167-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0046-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0047-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0048-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0049-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0050-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Sun Pharma, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57664-0051-88
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3565-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3566-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3567-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 40 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3568-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3569-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 60 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3570-01
    • Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate oral capsule, Teva, 70 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00480-3564-01

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Amneal has lisdexamfetamine capsules on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Apotex has lisdexamfetamine 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg, and 70 mg capsules on back order and the company estimates a release date in May 2025.
    • Hikma has lisdexamfetamine 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg, and 70 mg capsules on allocation.
    • Lannett has lisdexamfetamine 70 mg capsules on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. All other presentations are available in limited supply.
    • Mallinckrodt has all lisdexamfetamine in limited supply and on allocation.
    • Mylan has all lisdexamfetamine presentations on allocation.
    • Solco has all lisdexamfetamine capsules on allocation.
    • Sun Pharma has lisdexamfetamine 70 mg capsules on back order and the company estimates a resupply date of May 2025.

Safety

    • The CDC has issued a health advisory regarding potential disrupted access to care in patients taking prescription stimulant medications and possible increased risks for injury and overdose. The health advisory can be found at https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00510.asp

Updated

Updated April 13, 2025 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. Created June 19, 2023 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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