1/30/2023

Calcium Acetate Oral Capsules and Tablets

Products Affected - Description

- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Amneal, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 65162-0590-20 - discontinued
- Calcium acetate oral tablet, Major, 667 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00904-6668-61 - discontinued
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Marlex, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 10135-0629-02

Reason for the Shortage

- Apnar has calcium acetate capsules available.
- Avet has calcium acetate capsules available.
- Chartwell has calcium acetate capsules available.
- Cipla has calcium acetate capsules available.
- Hikma has calcium acetate available.
- Marlex did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Nephro-Tech has Calphron tablets available.
- Nostrum has calcium acetate available.
- Perrigo has temporarily discontinued calcium acetate tablets. The company cannot estimate a relaunch date.
- Rugby has calcium acetate tablets available.
- Sandoz has calcium acetate capsules available.

Available Products

- Calphron oral tablet, Nephro-Tech, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 59528-0331-02
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Apnar, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 24689-0793-02
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 23155-0531-02
- Calcium acetate oral tablet, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 23155-0621-02
- Calcium acetate capsule, Chartwell, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 62135-0191-22
- Calcium acetate tablet, Chartwell, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 62135-0192-22
- Calcium acetate capsule, Cipla USA, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 69097-0862-83
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Hikma, 667 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 00054-0088-13
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Hikma, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 00054-0088-26
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Nostrum, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 29033-0026-02
- Calcium acetate oral tablet, Rugby Laboratories, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 00536-1336-32
- Calcium acetate oral capsule, Sandoz, 667 mg, bottle, 200 count, NDC 00781-2081-02

Estimated Resupply Dates

- Marlex has calcium acetate capsules on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated January 30, 2023 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created December 5, 2019 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2023, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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