9/7/2022

Cefepime Injection

Products Affected - Description

- Cefepime injection, BBraun, 1 gram/50 mL, premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 00264-3193-11
- Cefepime injection, BBraun, 2 gram/100 mL, premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 00264-3195-11

Reason for the Shortage

- Apotex has cefepime injection available.
- Baxter has cefepime injection available for direct orders only.
- BBraun has cefepime on allocation.
- Fresenius Kabi has cefepime injection available.
- Meitheal Pharmaceuticals has cefepime injection available
- Pfizer discontinued Maxipime in July 2020. They launched generic cefepime in August 2020.
- Piramal Critical Care has cefepime powder for solution for injection available.
- Sagent has cefepime injection available.
- Samson Medical Technologies has cefepime injection available.
- Sandoz discontinued cefepime injection in early-2016.
- WG Critical Care has cefepime injection available.
- Xellia has cefepime injection available.

Available Products

- Maxipime powder for solution for injection, Pfizer, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9566-10
- Maxipime powder for solution for injection, Pfizer, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9735-10
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 1 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 60505-6146-00
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 60505-6146-04
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 2 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 60505-6147-00
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Apotex, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 60505-6147-04
- Cefepime injection, Baxter, 1 gram/50 mL, premixed bag, 24 count, NDC 00338-1301-41
- Cefepime injection, Baxter, 2 gram/100 mL, premixed bag, 12 count, NDC 00338-1301-48
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0326-20
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0340-20
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 71288-0008-15
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 71288-0009-20
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Piramal Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0209-41
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Piramal Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0210-41
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0121-20
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0122-50
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, Samson Medical Technologies, 100 gram, SmartPak bag, 1 count, NDC 66288-8100-01
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, WG Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0240-10
- Cefepime powder for solution for injection, WG Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0241-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

- Most marketed presentations are available.

Updated

Updated September 7, 2022 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created April 3, 2015 by Jane Chandramouli, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2022, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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