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Lorazepam Tablets Shortage

Last Updated: October 10, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Ativan tablet, Bausch Health, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00187-0064-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 0.5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 69315-0904-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 0.5 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 69315-0904-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 0.5 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 69315-0904-10
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 69315-0905-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 1 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 69315-0905-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 1 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 69315-0905-10
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 2 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 69315-0906-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 2 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 69315-0906-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Leading, 2 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 69315-0906-10
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-6008-60
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 1 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-6008-61
Reason for the Shortage
    • Aurobindo refuses to provide availability information.
    • Bausch Health did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Leading has lorazepam tablets on shortage due to increased demand. The company continues to manufacture and ship product regularly.
    • Major did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Ativan tablet, Bausch Health, 0.5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00187-0063-01
    • Ativan tablet, Bausch Health, 1 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00187-0064-10
    • Ativan tablet, Bausch Health, 2 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00187-0065-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 0.5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-6007-60
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 0.5 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-6007-61
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 2 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-6009-60
    • Lorazepam tablet, Major, 2 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-6009-61
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 0.5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-3425-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 0.5 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00093-3425-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 0.5 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-3425-10
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-3426-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 1 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00093-3426-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 1 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-3426-10
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 2 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-3427-01
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 2 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00093-3427-05
    • Lorazepam tablet, Teva, 2 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-3427-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Leading has lorazepam tablets on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.
    • Major has lorazepam 1 mg tablets in 100 count unit-dose packs and 100 count bottles on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-November 2024.
    • Bausch Health has Ativan 1 mg tablets in 1,000 count on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated October 10, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created October 4, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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