Guest guest Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Hey all, The shortage is due to the FDA. The Swedish company that originally made it was bought out by an American company, then the FDA closed it down for some cleanliness issue or something. When available, the metho injections are being given by priority to people with cancer who are using it for chemotherapy. I know because a family friend has breast cancer. I think I read that the injections should be back in supply later this year (althought I could be confusing that timeline with a new MS med that was pulled from the Phase II study.Take care,Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Methotrexate InjectionStrength: 25 mg/mL, 1 g powder vialsComment: Methotrexate injection is in short supply because of manufacturing delays. American Pharmaceutical Partners has all products on back order until June 2005. Bedford also has all products on back order, but expects the 25 mg/mL 2-mL and 4-mL preservative-free injection by March 23, 2005. Bedford's 25 mg/mL 8-mL and 10-mL preservative-free injection are on back order until late April 2005. Mayne has 1 g methotrexate preservative-free lyophilized powder (NDC 66479-0139-29) available. Mayne also has the 25 mg/mL 2-mL injection with preservative available for direct purchase by hospitals, pharmacies, and physician's offices (1-866-594-8420). The company will not be shipping any methotrexate to wholesalers. All other presentations, including the 20 mg preservative-free lyophilized powder, are unavailable and Mayne cannot estimate a release date. (03/18/05, University of Utah, Drug Information Service) http://www.ashp.org/shortage/availability-notices.cfm ----- Original Message ----- From: DeNicola Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:01 PM Subject: RE: Re: MTX Injections Hey all, The shortage is due to the FDA. The Swedish company that originally made it was bought out by an American company, then the FDA closed it down for some cleanliness issue or something. When available, the metho injections are being given by priority to people with cancer who are using it for chemotherapy. I know because a family friend has breast cancer. I think I read that the injections should be back in supply later this year (althought I could be confusing that timeline with a new MS med that was pulled from the Phase II study.Take care,Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Isn't this a vote of confidence.....shut down for cleanthliness issues.....yikes. ----- Original Message ----- From: DeNicola Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:01 PM Subject: RE: Re: MTX Injections Hey all, The shortage is due to the FDA. The Swedish company that originally made it was bought out by an American company, then the FDA closed it down for some cleanliness issue or something. When available, the metho injections are being given by priority to people with cancer who are using it for chemotherapy. I know because a family friend has breast cancer. I think I read that the injections should be back in supply later this year (althought I could be confusing that timeline with a new MS med that was pulled from the Phase II study.Take care,Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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