4/18/2025

Morphine Sulfate Immediate-Release Tablets

Products Affected - Description

- Morphine tablet, Ascend, 15 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 67877-0670-01
- Morphine tablet, Ascend, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 67877-0671-01
- Morphine tablet, Hikma, 15 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0235-25
- Morphine tablet, Hikma, 15 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00054-0235-24
- Morphine tablet, Hikma, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00054-0236-25
- Morphine tablet, Hikma, 30 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00054-0236-24
- Morphine tablet, SpecGX (Mallinckrodt), 15 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5118-01
- Morphine tablet, SpecGX (Mallinckrodt), 15 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00406-5118-62
- Morphine tablet, SpecGX (Mallinckrodt), 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00406-5119-01
- Morphine tablet, SpecGX (Mallinckrodt), 30 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00406-5119-62
- Morphine tablet, Upsher-Smith, 15 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00832-0273-11 - discontinued
- Morphine tablet, Upsher-Smith, 30 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00832-0274-11 - discontinued

Reason for the Shortage

- Ascend will be relaunching morphine immediate tablets in the next few weeks.
- Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- SpecGX has not provided us with availability information.
- Upsher-Smith is discontinuing morphine immediate-release tablets.

Available Products

- There is insufficient supply for usual ordering

Estimated Resupply Dates

- Hikma has morphine 15 mg immediate-release tablets in 100 count unit-dose packages on back order and the company estimates a release date in late-June 2025. All other presentations are on allocation.

Updated

Updated April 18, 2025 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created April 6, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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