11/3/2024

Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection

Products Affected - Description

- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Eugia US, 4 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0237-01
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Eugia US, 4 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0239-30
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Eugia US, 4 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0238-05
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 1 mL prefilled syringe, 24 count, NDC 76045-0109-10
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free single dose vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0506-01
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Hikma, 4 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00641-6146-10

Reason for the Shortage

- American Regent is not marketing dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection at this time.
- Eugia has dexamethasone injection on shortage due to increased demand.
- Fresenius Kabi has dexamethasone sodium phosphate on shortage due to increased demand.
- Viatris has dexamethasone injection available.
- Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Somerset Therapeutics has 10 mg/mL 1 mL and 10 mL vials available.

Available Products

- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0304-25
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0305-10
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL multiple dose vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0516-10
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 4 mg/mL, 1 mL prefilled syringe, 24 count, NDC 76045-0106-10
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 4 mg/mL, 1 mL single dose vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0165-01
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 4 mg/mL, 30 mL multiple dose vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0165-30
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Fresenius Kabi, 4 mg/mL, 5 mL multiple dose vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0165-05
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Hikma, 10 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-0367-25
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Hikma, 4 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6145-25
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 67457-0420-10
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 4 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 67457-0423-12
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 4 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 67457-0421-30
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 4 mg/mL, 5 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 67457-0422-54
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 10 mg/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0021-25
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL multiple dose vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0025-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

- Eugia has dexamethasone sodium phosphate 4 mg/mL 1 mL, 5 mL, and 30 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Fresenius Kabi has short-dated dexamethasone sodium phosphate 10 mg/mL 1 mL syringes available with an expiration date of < 7 months.
- Hikma has dexamethasone sodium phosphate 4 mg/mL 5 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-November 2024.

Updated

Updated November 3, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created March 18, 2011 by Jane Chandramouli, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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