Skip to Content

Morphine Injections

Last Updated: July 14, 2017
Status: Current

Morphine Injections

Products Affected - Description
  • Duramorph (preservative-free) injection, West-Ward
    0.5 mg/mL, 10 mL ampule, 10 count (NDC 00641-6020-10)

 
Infumorph (preservative-free) injection, West-Ward
10 mg/mL, 20 mL ampule, 1 count (NDC 00641-6039-01)
25 mg/mL, 20 mL ampule, 1 count (NDC 00641-6040-01)
 
Morphine injection, Pfizer
0.5 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count (NDC 00409-3814-12)
1 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count (NDC 00409-3815-12)
2 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free Carpuject syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1890-01)
25 mg/mL, 4 mL ADD-Vantage vial, 50 count (NDC 00409-6177-14) - discontinued
25 mg/mL, 10 mL ADD-Vantage vial, 50 count (NDC 00409-6179-14) - discontinued
50 mg/mL, 50 mL vial, 50 count (NDC 00409-1134-05)
 
Morphine injection, West-Ward
4 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count (NDC 00641-6125-25)
8 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count (NDC 00641-6126-25)
Reason for the Shortage
    • Astramorph injection has been unavailable since 2012. Fresenius Kabi changed manufacturing sites and cannot estimate if Astramorph will return.
    • Pfizer states the shortage is due to manufacturing delays. Pfizer discontinued morphine ADD-Vantage vials in January 2017.
    • Pfizer anticipates a shortage of several prefilled syringe products, including morphine, starting in late-July 2017 due to issues at a manufacturing facility. To minimize the impact of the shortage, Pfizer is prioritizing production of certain morphine Carpuject syringes. Pfizer expects the shortage of prefilled syringe products to recover by late-first quarter 2018.
    • West-Ward launched several new morphine sulfate products in late-September 2015. They are not actively marketing the 15 mg/mL 1 mL vials or the 8 mg/mL 1 mL vials (NDC 00641-6075-25). They are still marketing the 8 mg/mL 1 mL vials with NDC 00641-6126-25.
Available Products
  • Duramorph (preservative-free) injection, West-Ward

1 mg/mL, 10 mL ampule, 10 count (NDC 00641-6019-10)
 
Morphine injection, Fresenius Kabi
2 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free syringe, 24 count (NDC 76045-0004-10)
4 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free syringe, 24 count (NDC 76045-0005-10)
5 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free syringe, 24 count (NDC 76045-0006-10)
8 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free prefilled syringe, 24 count (NDC 76045-0007-10)
10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free syringe, 24 count (NDC 76045-0008-10)
 
Morphine injection, Pfizer
2 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free iSecure syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1890-11)
4 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free Carpuject syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1891-01)
4 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free iSecure syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1891-11)
8 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free Carpuject syringe, 10 count(NDC 00409-1892-01)
8 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free iSecure syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1892-11)
10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free Carpuject syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1893-01)
10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free iSecure syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1893-11)
25 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial, 50 count (NDC 00409-1135-02)
50 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 50 count (NDC 00409-1134-03)
Morphine injection, West-Ward
10 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count (NDC 00641-6127-25)

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Pfizer has morphine 0.5 mg/mL 10 mL preservative-free vials and 1 mg/mL 10 mL preservative-free vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-August 2017. The 2 mg/mL 1 mL Carpuject syringes are on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-July 2017. The 50 mg/mL 50 mL vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-July 2017.
    • West-Ward has Infumorph 10 mg/mL 20 mL and 25 mg/mL 20 mL preservative-free ampules on back order and the company estimates a release date of July or August 2017. Duramorph 0.5 mg/mL 10 mL ampules are on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-July 2017. Morphine 4 mg/mL 1 mL vials and 8 mg/mL 1 mL vials are on a weekly allocation.

Updated

July 14 and 7, June 21, 9 and 8, May 5, March 1, January 27, 2017; December 19, November 10, October 8, September 7, August 25, June 23, May 25, April 11, February 24, January 29, 2016; December 17, November 17, October 19, September 30, December 22, November 14, October 31, September 23,  September 3, August 14, July 12, June 19, April 25, March 21, February 6, January 23, 2013; December 12, November 30, October 24, September 26, August 31, June 15, May 25, April 20, March 21, February 23, January 24, 2012; December 22, November 21, October 19, September 1, August 19, July 28, June 23, May 5, March 24, February 15, January 6, 2011; December 2, May 19, 2010; December 2, November 11, October 21, September 16, June 23, 2009, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2017, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

Hide