10/18/2024

Naltrexone Tablets

Products Affected - Description

- Naltrexone oral tablet, Accord, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 16729-0081-10
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Accord, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 16729-0081-01
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 23155-0886-03
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 23155-0886-01
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Major, 50 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 30 count, NDC 00904-7036-04
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Tagi Pharma, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 51224-0206-30
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Tagi Pharma, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 51224-0206-50

Reason for the Shortage

- Accord nas naltrexone tablets on shortage due to a shortage of the active ingredient.
- Avet did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Chartwell did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Mallinckrodt refuses to provide availability information.
- Major did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Sun has naltrexone tablets available.
- Tagi Pharma did not provide a reason for the shortage.

Available Products

- Naltrexone oral tablet, Chartwell, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 62135-0242-30
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Chartwell, 50 mg, bottle, 60 count, NDC 62135-0242-60
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Chartwell, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 62135-0242-90
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Sun Pharma, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 47335-0326-83
- Naltrexone oral tablet, Sun Pharma, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 47335-0326-88

Estimated Resupply Dates

- Accord has naltrexone 50 mg tablets on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.
- Avet has naltrexone 50 mg tablets on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Major has naltrexone 50 mg tablets in 30 count unit-dose packages on back order and the company estimates a release date in early-November 2024.
- Tagi Pharma has naltrexone 50 mg tablets on back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Updated

Updated October 18, 2024 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created February 7, 2024 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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