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Ampicillin Injection Shortage

Last Updated: March 19, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0113-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0114-20
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0222-41
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 10 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 66794-0224-15
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0223-41
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0220-41
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0221-41
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 125 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3400-95
Reason for the Shortage
    • Armas has ampicillin 2 gram vials available.
    • Eugia did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Fresenius Kabi has ampicillin injection available.
    • Methapharm has not provide an update since October. Ampicillin is not currently listed on their website.
    • Piramal has ampicillin injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
    • Sagent has ampicillin injection available.
    • Sandoz did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Pfizer discontinued ampicillin 10 gram vials in October 2023.
    • Viatris discontinued their presentations in January 2023.
    • WG Critical Care has ampicillin injection available.
Available Products
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 72485-0421-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 72485-0422-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0115-99
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0018-20
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0020-23
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0014-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0016-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0136-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 70860-0118-99
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0137-20
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 1 gram, ADD-Vantage vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3412-92
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3404-95
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 2 gram, ADD-Vantage vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3413-92
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3408-95
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3402-95
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3407-95
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0102-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0104-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0103-10
    • Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0101-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Eugia has ampicillin 1 gram and 2 gram vials on intermittent back order and the company is releasing product as it becomes available.
    • Piramal has all ampicillin presentations on back order and the company estimates a release date of May 2024.
    • Sandoz has ampicillin 125 mg vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated March 19, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created October 23, 2023 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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