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Somatropin Injection
Status: Currently in Shortage
»Date first posted: 01/06/2023
»Therapeutic Categories: Endocrinology/Metabolism

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Eli Lilly (Revised 03/31/2023)

Company Contact Information:
800-545-5979

Presentation Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration Related Information Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Humatrope 12mg KIT (NDC 0002-8148-01) Available Other
Humatrope 24mg KIT (NDC 0002-8149-01) Available Other

Genentech (Reverified 03/14/2023)

Company Contact Information:
800-551-2231

Presentation Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration Related Information Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Nutropin NuSpin 5 mg (NDC 50242-074-01) Available Other
Nutropin NuSpin 10 mg (NDC 50242-075-01) Available Other
Nutropin NuSpin 20 mg (NDC 50242-076-01) Available Other

Novo Nordisk, Inc. (Revised 05/02/2023)

Company Contact Information:
609-987-5800

Presentation Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration Related Information Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Norditropin® FlexPro® 5mg/1.5mL (NDC 0169-7704-21) Intermittent Supply until end of 2023 with product availability stabilizing in 2024. Manufacturing delays Other
Norditropin® FlexPro® 10mg/1.5mL (NDC 0169-7705-21) Intermittent Supply until end of 2023 with product availability stabilizing in 2024. Manufacturing delays Other
Norditropin® FlexPro® 15mg/1.5mL (NDC 0169-7708-21) Intermittent Supply until end of 2023 with product availability stabilizing in 2024. Manufacturing delays Other
Norditropin® FlexPro® 30mg/3mL (NDC 0169-7703-21) Intermittent Supply until end of 2023 with product availability stabilizing in 2024. Manufacturing delays Other

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (Revised 05/15/2023)

Company Contact Information:
800-533-4535

Presentation Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration Related Information Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
5 mg/mL; Two-chamber cartridge with preservative (NDC 0013-2626-81) Available

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
12 mg/mL; Two-chamber cartridge with preservative (NDC 0013-2646-81) Available

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 0.2 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2649-02) Available

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 0.4 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2650-02) Available

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 0.6 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2651-02) Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Demand increase for the drug
Miniquick 0.8 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2652-02) Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 1.0 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2653-02) Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 1.2 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2654-02) Next Delivery: May 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Demand increase for the drug
Miniquick 1.4 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2655-02) Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 1.6 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2656-02) Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Demand increase for the drug
Miniquick 1.8 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2657-02) Available

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Other
Miniquick 2.0 mg; Two-chamber cartridge without preservative (NDC 0013-2658-02) Next Delivery: July 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023

Dear Customer Letter: Information regarding GENOTROPINTM (somatropin) Pfizer Bridge Program for customer support (hyperlink)

Demand increase for the drug

Sandoz (Reverified 05/26/2023)

Company Contact Information:
800-525-8747

Presentation Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration Related Information Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
Omnitrope Cartridge (somatropin) Pen 5 mg/1.5 mL (NDC 0781-3001-07) Available Other
Omnitrope Cartridge (somatropin) Pen 10 mg/1.5 mL (NDC 0781-3004-07) Available Other
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