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Remifentanil Injection Shortage

Last Updated: April 6, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Ultiva lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 5 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 72078-0036-05
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0725-10
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 5 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9393-10
Reason for the Shortage
    • Fresenius Kabi has remifentanil on shortage due to increase demand.
    • Hikma has remifentanil on shortage due to increase demand.
    • Viatris has remifentanil on shortage due to increase demand.
Available Products
    • Ultiva lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 1 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 72078-0034-01
    • Ultiva lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 2 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 72078-0035-02
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0723-03
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0724-05
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 1 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9391-10
    • Remifentanil lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 2 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9392-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Fresenius Kabi has remifentanil 5 mg vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Hikma has remifentanil 5 mg vials on allocation.
    • Viatris has Ultiva 5 mg vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-April 2025.

Updated

Updated April 6, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 22, 2022 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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