The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.
Market view
cefepime · Injection, Solution
2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: HYDROCHLORIDE 2 g · Injection, Powder, For Solution · #10 vials/carton / 1 injection, powder, for solution in 1 vial · HYDROCHLORIDE 1 g · Injection, Powder, For Solution · #10 vials/carton / 1 injection, powder, for solution in 1 vial · HYDROCHLORIDE 2 g · Injection, Powder, For Solution · #10 vial, single-doses/carton / 1 injection, powder, for solution in 1 vial, single-dose · HYDROCHLORIDE 1 g · Injection, Powder, For Solution · #10 vial, single-doses/carton / 1 injection, powder, for solution in 1 vial, single-dose
Same drug class
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- cefotaxime injection· in shortage
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- cefuroxime and dextrose· 1 maker
- zidebactam dihydrate and cefepime hydrochloride· 1 maker
- cefiderocol sulfate tosylate· 2 makers
- cefotetan· 2 makers
- cefotetan disodium· 2 makers
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Common questions
- Is Cefepime in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Cefepime in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
- Who makes Cefepime?
- 10 companies have marketed Cefepime in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
All marketed products
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