Products Affected - Description

• • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 16729-0493-45 - discontinued
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amneal, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70121-1581-05 - discontinued
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9338-25
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6234-10
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Nordic Pharma (formerly Amring), 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 69918-0700-25
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Piramal Critical Care, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 66794-0232-42
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0677-10 - discontinued
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Zydus, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70710-1377-02

Reason for the Shortage

• • Accord has discontinued succinylcholine.
  • Amneal has discontinued succinylcholine.
  • Nordic Pharma (formerly Amring) did not provide a reason for the shortage.
  • Camber did not provide a reason for the shortage.
  • Devatis has succinylcholine injection available.
  • Fresenius Kabi has succinylcholine injection available.
  • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
  • Meitheal has succinylcholine injection available.
  • Piramal did not provide a reason for the shortage.
  • Sagent discontinued succinylcholine in 2024.
  • Somerset has succinylcholine injection available.
  • Zydus did not provide a reason for the shortage.
  • Pfizer has Quelicin injection available.
  • Sandoz has Anectine injection available.

Available Products

• • Anectine injection, Sandoz, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3119-95
  • Quelicin injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-6629-02
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Camber, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 31722-0981-31
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Devatis, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 73043-0021-01
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Fresenius Kabi, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 65219-0276-10
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Fresenius Kabi, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0943-10
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Fresenius Kabi, 20 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 65219-0274-05
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 71288-0719-11
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Nordic Pharma (formerly Amring), 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 69918-0700-12
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0301-10
  • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0301-25

• • Hikma has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-October 2025. The 5 mL syringes are on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
  • Nordic Pharma (formlerly Amring) has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials in 25 count on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
  • Piramal has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on allocation.
  • Zydus has short-dated succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials available with an expiration date of April 2026.