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Piperacillin and Tazobactam (Zosyn) Injection
Status: Currently in Shortage
»Date first posted: 04/02/2014
»Therapeutic Categories: Anti-Infective; Pediatric

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Apollo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (New 04/21/2017)

Company Contact Information:
800-881-3550

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
3.375 gm/vial (Carton of 10) (NDC 39822-0125-4)	Available	Available under X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To order, contact X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Customer Service/Order Entry at 1-866-390-4411.	Other
2.25 gm/vial (10 Vials) (NDC 39822-0123-2)	Available	Available under X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To order, contact X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Customer Service/Order Entry at 1-866-390-4411.	Other
4.5 gm/vial (10 Vials) (NDC 39822-0127-6)	Available	Available under X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To order, contact X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Customer Service/Order Entry at 1-866-390-4411.	Other
40.5 gm/vial (NDC 39822-0139-7)	Available the first week of May 2017		Other

Apotex Corp. (Reverified 04/11/2018)

Company Contact Information:
800-706-5575

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25 gm/vial (10 Vials) (NDC 60505-0686-4)	Available	Demand increase in the drug
3.375 gm/vial (10 Vials)(NDC 60505-0687-4)	Available	Demand increase in the drug
4.5 gm/vial (10 Vials) (NDC 60505-0688-4)	Available	Demand increase in the drug
40.5 gm/vial (NDC 60505-0773-4)	Available	Demand increase in the drug

AuroMedics Pharma LLC (mfd. by Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.) (Reverified 03/12/2018)

Company Contact Information:
888-238-7880

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25 g SDV Cartons of 10 (NDC 55150-119-30)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Other
3.375 g SDV Cartons of 10 (NDC 55150-120-30)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Other
4.5 g SDV Cartons of 10 (NDC 55150-121-50)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Other

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC (Reverified 04/03/2018)

Company Contact Information:
888-386-1300

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25 g, single-dose vial (NDC 63323-309-20)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory.	Demand increase for the drug
3.375 g, single-dose vial (NDC 63323-300-30)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory.	Demand increase for the drug
4.5 g, single-dose vial (NDC 63323-320-50)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory.	Demand increase for the drug
40.5 g, PBP (NDC 63323-304-74)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory.	Demand increase for the drug

Hospira, Inc. (Revised 04/13/2018)

Company Contact Information:
844-646-4398

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25 g Add-Vantage Vial (NDC 0409-3374-02)	Available	Available	Other
3.375 g; Add-Vantage Vial (NDC 0409-3378-13)	Limited Supply Available. Next delivery: April 2018; Estimated recovery: June 2018		Demand increase for the drug
4.5 g; Add-Vantage Vial (NDC 0409-3379-04)	Limited Supply Available. Next delivery: Early April 2018; Estimated recovery: June 2018		Demand increase for the drug
2.25 g; Vial (NDC 0409-3383-02)	Available	Available	Other
3.375 g; Vial (NDC 0409-3385-13)	Available	Available	Other
4.5 g; Vial (NDC 0409-3390-04)	Limited Supply Available. Next delivery: Mid April 2018; Estimated recovery: June 2018	Check Wholesaler for availability; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay	Other

Mylan Institutional (Reverified 03/27/2018)

Company Contact Information:
800-RXMYLAN (1-800-496-9526).

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
3.375 g Pkg of 10 (NDC 67457-522-37)	Available	Demand increase for the drug
4.5 g Pkg of 10 (NDC 67457-523-45)	Available	Demand increase for the drug
2.25 g Pkg of 10 (NDC 67457-521-22)	Available	Demand increase for the drug

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (Revised 04/13/2018)

Company Contact Information:
800-533-4535

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Zosyn 2.25/50mL Frozen Bag 24's (NDC 0206-8860-02)	Limited Supply Available	Please check wholesalers and distributors for inventory.	Other
Zosyn 3.375/50mL Frozen Bags 24's (NDC 0206-8861-02)	Limted Supply Available	Please check wholesalers and distributors for inventory.	Other
Zosyn 4.5/100mL Frozen Bags 12's (NDC 0206-8862-02)	Limted Supply Available	Please check wholesalers and distributors for inventory.	Other
Zosyn 2.25g 10's (NDC 0206-8852-16)	Next delivery and estimated recovery TBD.	Shortage per manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay.	Other
Zosyn 3.375g 10's (NDC 0206-8854-16)	Next delivery and estimated recovery TBD.	Shortage per manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay.	Other
Zosyn 4.5g 10's (NDC 0206-8855-16)	Next delivery and estimated recovery TBD.	Shortage per manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay.	Other
Zosyn 40.5g Pharm Bulk 1's (NDC 0206-8859-10)	Next delivery and estimated recovery TBD.	Shortage per manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay.	Other

Sagent Pharmaceuticals (Reverified 04/13/2018)

Company Contact Information:
866-625-1618

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25mg 30mL vial, (NDC 25021-164-30)	Available	Demand increase for the drug
3.375g 30mL vial, (NDC 25021-165-30)	Available	Demand increase for the drug
4.5g 48mL vial, (NDC 25021-166-48)	Available	Demand increase for the drug

Sandoz (Reverified 04/18/2018)

Company Contact Information:
800-525-8747

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25g (NDC 0781-3344-95)	Limited supply. Intermittent backorders likely.	Other
4.5g (NDC 00781-3114-95)	Not on backorder	Other
3.375g (NDC 00781-3113-95)	Not on backorder	Other
2.25g (NDC 00781-3110-95)	Supply disruption letter sent out. Temporarily unavailable	Other
3.375g (NDC 00781-9350-95)	Permantly discontinued	Other
3.375g (NDC 00781-3350-95)	Permantly discontinued	Other
4.5g (NDC 00781-3367-95)	Permantly discontinued	Other
4.5g (NDC 00781-9367-95)	Limited supply. Backorders likely.	Other
2.25g (NDC 00781-9344-95)	Permantly discontinued	Other

WG Critical Care (Revised 03/06/2018)

Company Contact Information:
888-493-0861

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25g (NDC 44567-0801-10)	Available	Product continues to be manufactured, please check wholesalers for inventory.	Increased demand for the product.
3.375g (NDC 44567-0802-10)	Available	Product continues to be manufactured, please check wholesalers for inventory.	Increased demand for the product.
4.5g (NDC 44567-0803-10)	Available	Product continues to be manufactured, please check wholesalers for inventory.	Increased demand for the product.
40.5g (NDC 44567-0804-01)	Available	Product continues to be manufactured, please check wholesalers for inventory.	Increased demand for the product.

Wockhardt (Revised 04/13/2018)

Company Contact Information:
800-346-6854

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
2.25 g/vial, 10 vials (NDC 64679-034-01)	Available
3.375 g/vial, 10 vials (NDC 64679-056-01)	Available
4.5 g/vial, 10 vials (NDC 64679-012-01)	Available
40.5 g/vial, 1 vial (NDC 64679-679-01)	Available