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Theophylline 12-Hour Extended-Release Tablets Shortage

Last Updated: May 16, 2019
Status: Resolved

Products Affected - Description
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Major, 100 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-5887-61 - discontinued
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Major, 200 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-5888-61 - discontinued
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Major, 300 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-5889-61 - discontinued
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 100 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 50111-0483-01
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 100 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 50111-0483-02
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 200 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 50111-0482-01
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 200 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 50111-0482-02
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 200 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 50111-0482-03
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 300 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 50111-0459-01
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 300 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 50111-0459-02
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Teva, 300 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 50111-0459-03
Reason for the Shortage
    • Major has discontinued theophylline extended-release tablets.
    • Teva has had theophylline extended-release tablets temporarily unavailable for several years.
    • Theophylline 24-hour extended-release presentations are available from Mylan, Rhodes, and Endo Pharmaceuticals.
Available Products
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Alembic, 300 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 62332-0025-31
    • Theophylline extended release tablet, Alembic, 450 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 62332-0026-31

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Teva has theophylline extended-release tablets temporarily unavailable and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated May 16, 2019 by Megan Dryer, PharmD. Created December 16, 2015 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2019, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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