Mepivacaine Injection Shortage
Last Updated: January 8, 2024
Status: Current
Reason for the Shortage
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- Fresenius Kabi had Polocaine on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
- Pfizer stopped marketing Carbocaine in June 2022. The 2% Carbocaine 50 mL vials were discontinued in April 2021.
Available Products
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- Polocaine injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1%, 50 mL multiple dose vial, NDC 63323-0283-57
- Polocaine injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2%, 50 mL multiple dose vial, NDC 63323-0296-57
- Polocaine-MPF injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1%, 30 mL preservative-free vial, NDC 63323-0260-37
- Polocaine-MPF injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1.5%, 30 mL preservative-free vial, NDC 63323-0293-37
- Polocaine-MPF injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2%, 20 mL preservative-free vial, NDC 63323-0294-27
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- Fresenius Kabi has all Polocaine presentations available.
Updated
Updated January 8, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 9, 2017 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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