FDA U.S. Drug Shortages - Paclitaxel (Taxol)

Paclitaxel Injection (updated 3/2/2012)

Company/Products	Reason	Related Information
Sandoz: 1-800-525-8747 6 mg/mL injection 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 66578-0043-01) 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 66578-0043-02) 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 66578-0043-03)	Manufacturing delays	Sandoz is currently on backorder.
APP 1-888-386-1300 6 mg/mL injection 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 63323-0763-05) 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 63323-0763-16) 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 63323-0763-50)	Increase in demand	APP is on intermittent back order and is releasing product as it becomes available.
Hospira Inc. Customer Service: 1-877-946-7747 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-50) 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-09) 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-22)	Higher than anticipated market demand.	Product 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-09): ample levels of inventory to support market demand. Product 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-50): next delivery March. Product 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 0409-0342-22): next delivery April. Please check with your wholesaler for available inventory.
Bedford Laboratories 1-800-562-4797 6 mg/mL injection 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 55390-0114-05) 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 55390-0114-20) 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 55390-0114-50)	Manufacturing delays	Bedford has all paclitaxel presentations on backorder and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Teva 1-800-545-8800 6 mg/mL injection 30 mg/5 mL vial (NDC 00703-4764-01) 100 mg/16.7 mL vial (NDC 00703-4766-01) 150 mg/25 mL vial (NDC 00703-4767-01) 300 mg/50 mL vial (NDC 00703-4768-01)	Manufacturing delays	Teva continues to release Paclitaxel 30mg/5mL vial (NDC 00703-4764-01), Paclitaxel 100mg/16.7mL vial (NDC 00703-4766-01), Paclitaxel 150mg/25mL (NDC 00703-4767-01) and Paclitaxel 300mg/50mL (NDC 00703-4768-01) as it becomes available
Sagent Pharmaceticals 1-866-625-1618 30mg/5mL NDC 25021-213-05 100mg/16.7mL NDC 25021-213-17 300mg/50mL NDC 25021-213-50		Sagent has the 5mL and 16.7mL on allocation and the 50mL product is available.