Midazolam Injection Shortage
Last Updated: April 9, 2025
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
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- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00641-6056-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL prefilled syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6220-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00641-6059-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00641-6060-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 5 mg/mL, 2 mL prefilled syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6219-10
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 1 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2587-05
- Midazolam injection, Sagent, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0661-10
Reason for the Shortage
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- Akorn ceased operations in February 2023.
- Avet has midazolam injection available.
- Fresenius Kabi has midazolam injection available.
- Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Pfizer has midazolam injection available.
- Sagent has midazolam injection on shortage due to increased demand.
- Somerset has midazolam injection available.
Available Products
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- Midazolam injection, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 23155-0600-41
- Midazolam injection, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 23155-0601-42
- Midazolam injection, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 23155-0601-41
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0411-10
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL prefilled syringe, 24 count, NDC 76045-0001-20
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0411-12
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0411-25
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 1 mL prefilled syringe, 24 count, NDC 76045-0002-10
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 1 mL fill in 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0412-25
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0412-10
- Midazolam injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0412-02
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 00143-9380-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6057-25
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 1 mg/mL, 50 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 00143-9379-10
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 5 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6061-25
- Midazolam injection, Hikma, 5 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6063-25
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-0001-25
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-2305-17
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 1 mg/mL, 5 mL preservative-free vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2305-05
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 5 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2308-01
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2596-05
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 5 mg/mL, 2 mL preservative-free vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2308-02
- Midazolam injection, Pfizer, 5 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-2596-03
- Midazolam injection, Sagent, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL preservative-free vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0655-02
- Midazolam injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 1 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0816-10
- Midazolam injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 1 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0817-10
- Midazolam injection, WG Critical Care, 1 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0611-10
- Midazolam injection, WG Critical Care, 1 mg/mL, 50 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0610-10
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- Hikma has midazolam 1 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-April to early-May 2025. The 5 mg/mL 10 mL vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-April 2025. The 1 mg/mL 2 mL prefilled syringes are on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. There are short-dated 5 mg/mL 2 mL syringes available with an expiration date of September 2025.
- Sagent has midazolam 5 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of September 2025.
Updated
Updated April 9, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 25, 2019 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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