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Search List of Extended Use Dates to Assist with Drug Shortages

Please note: Extended Use Dates for Baxter products needed during Hurricane Helene recovery efforts can be found here.

Based on stability data provided by the manufacturers and reviewed by FDA, the following extended use dates are supported for specific lot numbers indicated in the searchable table below. Providers and patients that have the lot numbers in stock will be able to use them through the corresponding new use dates to help with supply. As data become available, this list can continue to expand.

FDA is not requiring or recommending that the identified lot numbers in the following table be relabeled with their new use dates. However, if replacement product becomes available during the extension period, then the agency expects the lots in these tables will be replaced and properly disposed of as soon as possible.

Please contact CDER Drug Shortage Staff at drugshortages@fda.hhs.gov with questions regarding this table.

Product Company NDC Number Lot Number Expiration Date (Labeled) Extended Use Date
Aquasol A (Vitamin A Palmitate) Injection, 50,000 USP units/mL (15 mg retinol), single dose vial Casper 70199-026-11 GL2024 29-Feb-2024 31-Aug-2024
Methotrexate sodium for injection, preservative free, 1 g, single dose vial Hikma 0143-9830-01 BR0007 Nov-2023 30-Nov-2024
Methotrexate sodium for injection, preservative free, 1 g, single dose vial Hikma 0143-9830-01 BR0008 Jun-2024 30-Jun-2025
Methotrexate sodium for injection, preservative free, 1 g, single dose vial Hikma 0143-9830-01 BR0008A Jun-2024 30-Jun-2025
Methotrexate sodium for injection, preservative free, 1 g, single dose vial Hikma 0143-9830-01 BR0008B Jun-2024 30-Jun-2025
Meperidine hydrochloride injection, 50 mg/mL, single dose cartridge with luer-lock, carton of 10 Hospira, a Pfizer company 0409-1178-30 HN8657 30-Sep-2025 30-Jan-2026
Meperidine hydrochloride injection, 75 mg/mL, single dose cartridge with luer-lock, carton of 10 Hospira, a Pfizer company 0409-1179-30 48605CL 1-Dec-2024 1-Jan-2025
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