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Cefazolin Injection Shortage

Last Updated: May 3, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Cefazolin injection, Baxter, 1 gram/50 mL, premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 00338-3503-41
    • Cefazolin injection, Baxter, 2 gram/100 mL, premixed bag, 12 count, NDC 00338-3508-41
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0101-10
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 10 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 25021-0102-99
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 500 mg, vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0100-10
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sandoz, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3450-95
Reason for the Shortage
    • Apotex has cefazolin injection available.
    • Baxter has cefazolin injection available.
    • BBraun has cefazolin injection available.
    • Fresenius Kabi has cefazolin injection available.
    • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Pfizer has cefazolin injection available.
    • Sagent did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Samson Medical Technologies has cefazolin injection available.
    • Sandoz did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • WG Critical Care has cefazolin injection available.
Available Products
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 60505-6142-05
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 60505-6143-04
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 2 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 60505-6231-05
    • Cefazolin injection, BBraun, 1 gram/50 mL, premixed bag, 1 count, NDC 00264-3103-11
    • Cefazolin injection, BBraun, 2 gram/50 mL, premixed bag, 1 count, NDC 00264-3105-11
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0237-10
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0238-61
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0236-10
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9924-90
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9983-03
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 2 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9139-25
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 3 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9140-25
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 500 mg, vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9923-90
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Pfizer, 1 gram, ADD-Vantage vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-2585-01
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Samson Medical Technologies, 100 gram, SmartPak bag, 1 count, NDC 66288-1100-01
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Samson Medical Technologies, 300 gram, SmartPak bag, 1 count, NDC 66288-1300-01
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sandoz, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 00781-3451-96
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, Sandoz, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3452-95
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, WG Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 25 count, NDC 44567-0707-25
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, WG Critical Care, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0708-10
    • Cefazolin powder for solution for injection, WG Critical Care, 500 mg, vial, 25 count, NDC 44567-0706-25

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Baxter has cefazolin 1 gram/50 mL premixed bags and 2 gram /100 mL premixed bags available for direct orders only.
    • Sagent has cefazolin 500 mg vials, 1 gram vials, and 10 gram on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Sandoz has cefazolin 500 mg vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated May 3, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 5, 2018 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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