April 2012 Drug Information Update - Pharmacy Benefits ...
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• Apotex had metformin products unavailable due to an FDA import ban. Metformin immediaterelease<br />
tablets are not being currently marketed at this time.<br />
• Sandoz has metformin products on shortage due to manufacturing delays.<br />
• Ranbaxy has all discontinued metformin oral tablets.<br />
• Mutual discontinued all metformin products.<br />
• Teva discontinued metformin unit dose presentations in early-August, 2011.<br />
• UDL discontinued metformin 500 mg 100 unit dose presentation in late-July, 2011.<br />
• Watson discontinued metformin 850 mg and 1000 mg presentations.<br />
Article link: http://www.ashp.org/<strong>Drug</strong>Shortages/Current/Bulletin.aspx?id=731<br />
Source: www.ashp.org<br />
Lorazepam injectable presentations<br />
March 30, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Products Affected - Description<br />
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Akorn<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 17478-0040-01)<br />
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Bedford<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 55390-0168-10) - discontinued<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 55390-0170-10) - discontinued<br />
Lorazepam 4 mg/mL, Bedford<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 53390-0169-10) - discontinued<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 53390-0171-10) - discontinued<br />
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Hospira<br />
1 mL iSecure prefilled syringes (NDC 00409-1985-05) - discontinued<br />
1 mL Carpuject syringes (NDC 00409-1985-30)<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 00409-6778-02)<br />
10 mL vials (NDC 00409-6780-02)<br />
Lorazepam 4 mg/mL, Hospira<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 00409-6779-02)<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 00409-6781-02)<br />
1 mL Carpuject syringes (NDC 00409-1539-31)<br />
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, West-Ward<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 10019-0102-01)<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 10019-0102-10)<br />
1 mL Novaplus vial (NDC 10019-0105-01)<br />
10 mL Novaplus vial (NDC 10019-0105-02 )<br />
Ativan 2 mg/mL, West-Ward<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 60977-0112-01)<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 60977-0116-02)<br />
Lorazepam 4 mg/mL, West-Ward<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 10019-0103-01)<br />
1 mL Novaplus vial (NDC 10019-0106-01)<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 10019-0103-10)<br />
10 mL Novaplus vial (NDC 10019-0106-02)<br />
Ativan 4 mg/mL, West-Ward<br />
1 mL vial (NDC 60977-0113-01)<br />
10 mL vial (NDC 60977-0113-02)<br />
Reason for the Shortage<br />
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