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Sodium Chloride Injection, 0.9% Vials and Syringes
Status: Currently in Shortage
»Date first posted: 06/21/2018
»Therapeutic Categories: Other

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Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC (Reverified 03/31/2023)

Company Contact Information:
888-386-1300

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Single dose plastic vial, 0.9%, (18 mg per 2 mL)(9 mg per mL) (NDC 63323-186-02)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Increase in Demand
Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Single dose plastic vial, 0.9%, (90 mg per 10 mL)(9 mg per mL) (NDC 63323-186-10)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Demand increase
Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Single dose plastic vial, 0.9%, (180 mg per 20 mL)(9 mg per mL) (NDC 63323-186-20)	Available	Check wholesalers for inventory	Demand increase
Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Single dose tear top vial, 0.9%, (900 mg per 100 mL)(9 mg per mL) (NDC 63323-186-00)	Backordered. Next release date not available at this time.		Increase in Demand

Guerbet LLC (Revised 10/03/2022)

Company Contact Information:
877-729-6679

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
125 mL PFS (NDC 0019-1188-81)	On backorder. Next batch will be available in April 2022, and the current demand can be fulfilled by May 2022.		Other
125 mL PFS RFID Tag (NDC 0019-1188-27)	Available; Next batch will be available May 2022.		Other

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (formerly West-Ward) (Revised 10/03/2022)

Company Contact Information:
800-631-2174

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
0.9%, 2 mL vial (NDC 0641-0497-25)	This presentation is temporarily on backorder. Recovery is TBD at this time.		Demand increase for the drug

Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company (Revised 03/31/2023)

Company Contact Information:
844-646-4398

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
10 mL (0.9%); Single Dose Plastic Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-4888-10)	Available		Other
10 mL (0.9%); Single Dose LifeShield Plastic Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-4888-12)	Available		Other
0.9%; Single Dose Plastic Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-4888-20)	Available		Other
0.9%; Single Dose Plastic Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-4888-50)	Available		Other

Medefil, Inc. (Revised 10/03/2022)

Company Contact Information:
630-682-4600

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 0.9%, in a plastic syringe (10 mL) (NDC 64253-202-30)	Available		Available

Spectra Medical Devices, Inc. (Revised 10/03/2022)

Company Contact Information:
978-657-0889

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
0.9% 10mL Ampule (NDC 65282-1510-1)	Currently available, in stock, Production is ongoing		Other
0.9% 5mL Ampule (NDC 65282-1505-1)	Currently available, in stock, Production is ongoing		Other