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Butorphanol Injection Shortage

Last Updated: April 7, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Butorphanol tartrate, Pfizer, 1 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-1623-01
    • Butorphanol tartrate, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-1626-01
    • Butorphanol tartrate, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-1626-02
Reason for the Shortage
    • Pfizer has butorphanol injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
Available Products
    • There is insufficient supply for usual ordering

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Pfizer has butorphanol 1 mg/mL 1 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of July 2024. The 2 mg/mL 1 mL and 2 mL vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of August 2024 for the 1 mL vials and September 2024 for the 2 mL vials.

Updated

Updated April 7, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created January 19, 2023 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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