Pending Shortages As of 3/1/02
PRODUCT NAME STRENGTH FORM PKG ROUTE MFT COMMENTS DATE INITIATED
Asparaginase Pow MDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft, on patient specific allocation. 01/12/01
Baclofen 20mg Tab UD Oral Ivax Backordered by mft. ETA 1/2002 11/01/01
Betamethasone 6mg/ml Susp 5ml MDV Injectable Schering On allocation by mft for neonatal lung maturation only. 08/01/01
Caspofungin Injection SDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft, on patient specific allocation for documented aspirg infections not responding to conventional therapy. Check with Purchasing folks to sign up new patients. 10/02/01
Cefotetan various Injection MDV Injectable AstraZeneca Backordered by mft, various pkg sizes still available 02/15/02
Chlorothiazide Soln Btl Oral Merck Backordered by mft, on patient specific allocation. 11/26/01
Cisatracurim all Injection MDV Injectable Abbott On allocation by mft. 01/08/01
Danaparoid Sodium 750 Units/0.6ml Injection SDV, Syr Injectable Organon On backorder by mft. 01/17/02
Diazepam 5mg/ml Injection MDV, SDV, Syr Injectable Abbott On backorder by mft. Abbott now sole supplier. 01/28/02
Diphenhydramine 50mg/ml Injection SDV Injectable various Ok at present time, but still on cyclical backorder. 11/01/01
Diphth Tet Toxoid Adult Injection Syr, MDV Injectable Aventis Backordered by mft, MDV on allocation. 03/02/01
Epoprostenol Injection MDV Injectable Olsten Actually not a supply issue, but we can't lend outside UWMC/HMC due to distribution agreement with Olsten. 01/01/00
Estrogens conj 1.25mg, 2.5mg Tab Blk Oral Wyeth Backordered by mft. 10/01/01
Etanercept 25mg Injection Kit Injectable Immunex Immunex cannot keep us with demand for Embrel, and has gone to a patient specific supply process. Patients need to call 1-888-436-2735 to sign up for process. Inpts will be able to receive product as usual at this time. 12/10/00
Fibrin Sealant Spray kit 5ml Topical Baxter Hyland Backordered by mft. 2ml available. 01/25/02
Ganciclovir Injection MDV Injectable Roche Now on total backorder, ETA 6/2002. We are limited to supply on hand. 12/12/01
Gentamicin *PF* 10mg/ml Injection 2ml SDV Injectable APP Backordered by mft. 10/01/01
Heparin *PF* 10unit/ml Injection SDV Injectable various Backordered by mft. Periodic releases. 10/01/01
Hepatitis A vaccine Adult and Ped Injection SDV Injectable various Merck vaccine division is shut down, impacting demand for other mfts. 01/10/02
Indocyanine Green 25mg Injection SDV Injectable Akorn Backordered by mft, ETA end of January. 01/04/02
Interferon alfa various Injection Various Injectable Schering Noticing some backorders. Will get more details from mft. 03/01/02
Isoproterenol Injection Various Injectable Abbott Backordered by mft, have some pkg sizes in stock. 04/01/01
Measles, Mumps, Rubella vac Injection SDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft, no release date. 01/10/02
Meclorethamine 10mg Injection SDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft, on patient specific allocation. 05/01/00
Metoclopramide 5mg/ml Injection Various Injectable Wyeth Backordered by mft, 2ml available currently. 10/01/01
Morphine Sulfate *PF* 50mgml Injection 10ml Syr Injectable Faulding Backordered by mft, have some 25mg/ml *PF*. 02/21/02
Mycophenolate 500mg Injection SDV Injectable Roche Back on allocation by mft. 03/01/02
Naloxone Inj Backordered by mft. Some sizes available. 0.4mg/ml Injection Various Injectable various Backordered by mft, currently have some carpujects. 08/01/01
Oxytocin Inj 10unit/ml Injection 10ml MDV Injectable APP Backordered by mft, have 1ml SDV in stock. 10/02/01
Pantoprazole Inj 40mg/10ml Injection SDV Injectable Wyeth Backordered by mft due to problems with supply of filters. Allocated by facility. 12/07/01
Phenobarbital 130mg/ml Injection Various Injectable Abbott On allocation by mft. Let purchasing know if you have a patient. 10/01/01
Piperacillin Injection Various Injectable Wyeth Various pkg backordered by mft. 06/01/01
Piperacillin/Tazobac Injection Various Injectable Wyeth Backordered by mft, limited to frozen product. 06/01/01
Pneumococcal vac (Prevnar) Ped Injection SDV Injectable Wyeth Backordered by mft. About a 5 week delay in order fullfillment at this point. 1/7/02
Praziquantel 600mg Tab btl Oral Bayer Backordered by mft. 06/01/01
Procarbazine 50mg Cap btl Oral Sigma-Tau Very short dated (Feb 2002) product available from mft. New contract mft has not been identified yet. One lot has been released from European supplies, but has different appearance than previous product. 12/26/01
Protamine Injection MDV Injectable various Backordered by mft. 05/01/01
Pyridostigmine 180mg SR Tab Blk Oral On allocation from mft. New formulation released by FDA, but may have bioequivalenceand retitration issues. 10/01/01
Rubella vac Injection SDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft, no release date. 01/10/02
Secobarbital 100mg Cap Blk & UD Oral Ranbaxy Backordered by mft, ETA August 2002. 01/14/02
Sincalide 5mcg Injection SDV Injectable Bracco Long-term backorder by mft, limited to supply on hand. 01/11/02
Thiamine Injection SDV Injectable APP Backordered by mft. 06/01/01
Triamcinolone diacet Injection MDV Injectable APP Mft backordered. No ETA. 10/10/01
Varicella virus vaccine Injection SDV Injectable Merck Backordered by mft. About a 5 week delay in order fullfillment at this point. 01/15/02
Yellow Fever Vaccine Injection SDV, MDV Injectable Aventis Pasteur Backordered by mft. Limited to weekly allocation of SDVs. 08/01/01