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Prednisone Oral Tablets Shortage

Last Updated: March 18, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59746-0171-06 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 1 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 59746-0171-10 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59746-0173-06 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 10 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 59746-0173-10 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59746-0175-06 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 20 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 59746-0175-09 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 59746-0172-06 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Cadista, 5 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 59746-0172-10 - discontinued
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 21 count, NDC 00603-5338-15
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 48 count, NDC 00603-5338-31
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 21 count, NDC 00603-5337-15
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 48 count, NDC 00603-5337-31
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 10 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 21 count, NDC 00591-5442-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00591-5443-01
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 20 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00591-5443-10
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00591-5052-01
Reason for the Shortage
    • Cadista discontinued prednisone tablets.
    • Hikma has prednisone tablets available. Hikma discontinued multiple presentations.
    • Par did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Hikma, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-9817-25
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Hikma, 10 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00054-9817-29
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Hikma, 5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-9828-25
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Hikma, 5 mg, bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 00054-9828-31
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 1 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00603-5335-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 1 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00603-5335-32
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00603-5338-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00603-5338-28
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00603-5338-32
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 2.5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00603-5336-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00603-5339-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00603-5339-28
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00603-5339-32
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00603-5337-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Par Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00603-5337-32
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 10 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00591-5442-01
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 10 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00591-5442-05
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 10 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00591-5442-10
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 10 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 48 count, NDC 00591-5442-43
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 20 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00591-5443-05
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 5 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00591-5052-10
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 5 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 21 count, NDC 00591-5052-21
    • Prednisone oral tablet, Teva, 5 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 48 count, NDC 00591-5052-43

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Teva has prednisone 5 mg tablets in 100 count bottles, 10 mg tablets in 21 count unit-dose packages, 20 mg tablets in 100 count bottles, and 20 mg tablets in 1,000 count bottles on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.
    • Par has prednisone 5 mg tablets and 10 mg tablets in 21 and 48 count unit-dose packages on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Updated

Updated March 18, 2025 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created May 15, 2019 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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