February 2012 Drug Update Information - Pharmacy Benefits ...

500 mg extended release, 500 count (NDC 00378-0352-05) - discontinued
Metformin tablets, Ranbaxy
500 mg, 100 count (NDC 63304-0860-01) - discontinued
d
500 mg, 500 count (NDC 63304-0860-05) - discontinued
d
750 mg, 100 count (NDC 63304-0767-01) - discontinued
d
Metformin tablets, Sandoz
500 mg, 12 x 60 package (NDC 00781-5050
-61)
850 mg, 12 x 60 package (NDC 00781-5051
-61)
1000 mg, 12 x 60 package (NDC
00781-5052-61)
Metformin tablets, Teva
500 mg, 100 count, unit dose (NDC 00093-1048-93) - discontinued
850 mg, 100 count, unit dose (NDC 00093-1049-93) - discontinued
1000 mg, 100 count, unit dose (NDC 00093-7214-93) - discontinuedd
Metformin tablets, UDL
850 mg, 100 count, unit-dose (NDC 51079-0973-20) - discontinued
500 mg, 25 count, unit-dose (NDC 51079-0972-19) - discontinued
500 mg, 100 count, unit-dose (NDC 51079-0972-20) - discontinued
500 mg, 300 count, unit-dose (NDC 51079-0972-56) - discontinued
Metformin tablets, Watson
850 mg, 1000 count (NDC 62037-0675-10) - discontinued
1000 mg, 1000 count
(NDC 62037-0676-10)
- discontinued
Reason for the Shortage
Mylan, UDL, and Teva could not provide a reason for the shortage.
Apotex has metformin products unavailable due to an FDA import ban.
Sandoz has metformin products on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
Ranbaxy
has all discontinued metformin oral
tablets.
Mutual discontinued
all metformin products.
Teva discontinued metformin unit dose presentations in early-August, 2011.
UDL discontinued metformin 500 mg 100 unit dose presentation in late-July, 2011.
Watson discontinued
d metformin 850 mg and
1000 mg presentations.
.
Article link: http://www.ashp.org/DrugShortages/Current/Bulletin.aspx?id=731
Source: http://www.a
ashp.org
Lorazepam injectable presentations
February
3, 2012
Products Affected - Description
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Akorn
1 mL vial (NDC 17478-0040-01)
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Bedford
1 mL vial (NDC 55390-0168-10)
- discontinued
10 mL vial (NDC 55390-0170-10) - discontinued
Lorazepam 4 mg/mL, Bedford
1 mL vial (NDC 53390-0169-10)
- discontinued
10 mL vial (NDC 53390-0171-10) - discontinued
Lorazepam 2 mg/mL, Hospira
1 mL iSecure prefilled syringes (NDC 00409-1985-05) - discontinued
1 mL Carpuject syringes (NDC 00409-1985-
-30)
1 mL vial (NDC 00409-6778-02)
10 mL vials (NDC 00409-6780-02)
Lorazepam 4 mg/mL, Hospira
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