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Penicillin V Potassium Oral Presentations Shortage

Last Updated: April 20, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • 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, 250 mg (400,000 Units)/5 mL, 200 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4127-74
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, 100 count, NDC 00143-9837-01
    • 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 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 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
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-1174-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Teva has penicillin 250 mg/5 mL in 200 mL bottles on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available. The 125 mg/5 mL in 100 mL bottles are on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-May 2025.

Updated

Updated April 20, 2025 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, 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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