Succinylcholine Injection Shortage
Last Updated: May 14, 2024
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
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- Quelicin injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-6629-02
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 16729-0493-45
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amneal, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70121-1581-05
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amring Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 69918-0700-10
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amring Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 69918-0700-25
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Camber, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 31722-0981-31
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9338-25
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6234-10
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0677-10
Reason for the Shortage
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- Accord has succinylcholine on shortage due to an FDA ban on one of their facilities.
- Amneal did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Amring did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Camber did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Fresenius Kabi has succinylcholine injection available.
- Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Meitheal has succinylcholine injection available.
- Piramal has succinylcholine injection available.
- Sagent did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Somerset has succinylcholine injection available.
- Zydus has succinylcholine injection available.
- Pfizer has Quelicin injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
- Sandoz has Anectine injection available.
Available Products
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- Anectine injection, Sandoz, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3119-95
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Fresenius Kabi, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0943-10
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 71288-0719-11
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Piramal Critical Care, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 66794-0232-42
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0301-10
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0301-25
- Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Zydus, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70710-1377-02
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- Accord has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on a long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Amneal has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Amring has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials in 10 count and 25 count on intermittent back order and the company is allocating upon release.
- Camber has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on allocation.
- Hikma has short-dated succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials available with an expiration date of April 2025. The 5 mL syringes are on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Sagent has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Pfizer has Quelicin 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of May 2024.
Updated
Updated May 14, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created February 21, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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