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Ropivacaine Injection Shortage

Last Updated: June 10, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Ropivacaine injection, Amneal, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 70121-1732-09
    • Ropivacaine injection, Amneal, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 70121-1733-09
    • Ropivacaine injection, Amneal, 5 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 12 count, NDC 70121-1734-03
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0200-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0198-30
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0199-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Hikma, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9263-10
Reason for the Shortage
    • Akorn ceased operations in February 2023.
    • Amneal did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Baxter has ropivacaine available.
    • Eugia has ropivacaine on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Fresenius Kabi has ropivacaine available. Multiple presentations were discontinued in mid-2024.
    • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Pfizer discontinued ropivacaine in August 2022.
    • Somerset Therapeutics has ropivacaine available.
    • Sagent has ropivacaine available.
    • Viatris has ropivacaine available.
Available Products
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0288-11
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0288-21
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0285-13
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-65
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0285-23
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-64
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0286-00
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0286-23
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 200 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0286-63
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0286-35
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0287-20
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0287-21
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 43066-0027-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 43066-0152-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 43066-0015-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 43066-0154-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 43066-0019-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Baxter, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 43066-0023-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0201-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 25 count, NDC 55150-0196-99
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0195-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Eugia US, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0197-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Mylan (Viatris), 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 67457-0798-99
    • Ropivacaine injection, Mylan (Viatris), 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 67457-0799-99
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0671-82
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0671-87
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 5 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0652-82
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 5 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0652-87
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0067-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0067-25
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0061-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0061-25
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0062-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0062-25
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0063-25
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 70069-0064-01
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0064-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0064-25

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Amneal has ropivacaine 2 mg/mL 100 mL bags, 2 mg/mL 200 mL bags, 5 mg/mL 100 mL bags available with short expiration dating.
    • Eugia has ropivacaine 5 mg/mL 30 mL vials, 7.5 mg/mL 20 mL vials, and 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Hikma has ropivacaine 2 mg/mL 20 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated June 10, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created January 27, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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