5/4/2022

Methenamine Hippurate Tablets

Reason for the Shortage

- Alvogen has methenamine hippurate available.
- Aurobindo refuses to provide availability information.
- Micro Labs has methenamine hippurate available.
- Validus Pharmaceuticals has Hiprex available. The NDC number was updated in May 2022.

Available Products

- Hiprex oral tablet, Validus Pharmaceuticals, 1 gram, bottle, 100 NDC 30698-0477-01
- Methenamine hippurate oral tablet, Alvogen, 1 gram, bottle, 100 NDC 47781-0577-01
- Methenamine hippurate oral tablet, Micro Labs, 1 gram, bottle, 100 NDC 42571-0332-01

Updated

Updated May 4, 2022 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created March 12, 2020 by Stephen Andrews, PharmD, BCPS, Drug Information Specialist. © 2022, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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