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Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes Shortage

Last Updated: December 21, 2022
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Gavilyte-N oral powder for solution, Lupin, 4,000 mL With Flavor Pack NDC 43386-0050-19 - discontinued
    • Nulytely oral powder for solution, Braintree Laboratories, 4,000 mL NDC 52268-0302-01 - discontinued
    • Trilyte oral powder for solution, Wallace Pharmaceuticals, 4,000 mL With Flavor Packs NDC 51525-6831-04 - discontinued
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Affordable Pharmaceuticals, 4,000 mL Pineapple Flavor NDC 10572-0101-01 - discontinued
Reason for the Shortage
    • Affordable Pharmaceuticals and Braintree Laboratories have product available. Affordable pharmaceuticals discontinued pineapple flavored product. Braintree Laboratories discontinued Nulytley
    • Lupin has Gavilyte-C and Gavilyte-G available. Lupin has discontinued Gavilyte-N.
    • Oceanside has product available.
    • Salix (Bausch Health) has Moviprep kit available.
    • Teva has product available.
    • Wallace Pharmaceuticals discontinued their product.
Available Products
    • Moviprep Kit oral powder for solution, Salix Pharmaceuticals, NDC 65649-0201-75
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, NDC 68682-0201-75
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Teva, NDC 00093-3560-26
    • Gavilyte-C oral powder for solution, Lupin, 4,000 mL With Flavor Pack NDC 43386-0060-19
    • Gavilyte-G oral powder for solution, Lupin, 4,000 mL With Flavor Pack NDC 43386-0090-19
    • Golytely oral powder for solution, Braintree Laboratories, 4,000 mL NDC 52268-0100-01
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Affordable Pharmaceuticals, 4,000 mL NDC 10572-0100-01
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Affordable Pharmaceuticals, 4,000 mL Lemon-Lime Flavor NDC 10572-0302-01
    • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes oral powder for solution, Strides Pharma, 4,000 mL Lemon Flavor NDC 64380-0769-21

Alternative Agents & Management

    • Braintree Laboratories has sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate oral solution (Suprep Bowel Prep Kit) readily available. It is not affected by this shortage.

Updated

Updated December 21, 2022 by Rachael Freeman, PharmD, BCPS. Created October 23, 2020 by Anthony Trovato, PharmD, BCPS. © 2022, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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