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Penicillin V Potassium Oral Presentations Shortage

Last Updated: August 19, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00143-9837-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 125 mg (200,000 Units)/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4125-73
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 125 mg (200,000 Units)/5 mL, 200 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4125-74
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units)/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4127-73
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units)/5 mL, 200 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4127-74
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-1174-10
Reason for the Shortage
    • Hikma has penicillin oral tablets available.
    • Rising has penicillin oral tablets available. The company is shipping to forecast.
    • Sandoz discontinued their penicillin oral tablets.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 00143-9837-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00143-9836-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 00143-9836-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0040-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 57237-0040-99
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0041-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 500 count, NDC 57237-0041-05
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 57237-0041-99
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-1172-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-1172-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-1174-01

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Teva has penicillin 125 mg/5 mL in 100 mL and 200 mL bottles on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-August 2025. The 250 mg/5 mL in 100 mL and 200 mL bottles are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-August. Penicillin 500 mg tablets in 1000 count bottles are on back order and the company estimates a resupply date of early-September 2025.
    • Hikma has penicillin 250 mg tablets in 100 count bottles on allocation.

Updated

Updated August 19, 2025 by Rachael Freeman, PharmD, BCPS. Created May 17, 2023 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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