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Is Sodium Bicarbonate Injection in shortage?

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IN SHORTAGE

Sodium Bicarbonate Injection: in shortage

Injections (vials)
A generic injection, not your medicine. We draw dosage forms, not products, and never pills you could match to yours.
  • Reason: “Demand increase for the drug”. FDA shortage reason (FDASIA), reported by the manufacturer
  • Reason: “Other”. FDA shortage reason (FDASIA), reported by the manufacturer
  • Estimate: “Estimated Recovery: June 2027”. Manufacturer’s estimate, Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, Oct 21, 2026
DRUG
Sodium Bicarbonate Injection
FDA LISTING
FORM
injection
STATUS
Currently in Shortage
FIRST POSTED
Mar 1, 2017
LAST FDA UPDATE
Oct 21, 2026
AS OF
Oct 24, 2026
SOURCE

FDA lists 11 presentations: 1 unavailable · 3 limited · 7 available.

FDA Drug Shortages checked Oct 24, 2026, 21:05 ET · FDA updates daily · manufacturer-reported

Information from FDA’s drug shortage list, reported by manufacturers. Not medical advice. Don’t stop, change or ration a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.

FDA's listing, word for word: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection. 15 presentations from 5 makers.

Check your own medication, form and strength

What to ask at the counter

  1. Is this a supply problem at this pharmacy, or everywhere? Could another pharmacy have it? FDA consumer FAQ (opens in a new tab)
  2. Is my strength or the maker you stock affected? FDA list, by presentation
  3. Is there an alternative to this medicine I should ask my prescriber about? FDA consumer FAQ (opens in a new tab)
  4. When should I check back, or can you order it?

FDA: “talk with your health care provider or pharmacist for other treatment options during the shortage.” FDA Drug Shortages page (opens in a new tab)

This listing on FDA ↗ (opens in a new tab)Report a shortage to FDA: drugshortages@fda.hhs.gov

Every presentation FDA lists, by maker

Availability is FDA's text for each package, as the manufacturer reported it. Makers with unavailable or limited packages come first.

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 presentation · 1 limited

Contact (FDA's listing): 800-423-4136

  • 84 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 84 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3352-1)

    Available on allocation

    NDC 76329-3352-1Reverified

    Limited Availability

Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company4 presentations · 1 unavailable · 2 limited · 1 available or not stated

Contact (FDA's listing): 844-646-4398

  • 50 mEq/50 mL (8.4%, 1 mEq/mL)

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 50 mEq/50 mL (8.4%, 1 mEq/mL) (NDC 0409-6625-35)

    Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: June 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay

    NDC 0409-6625-35Revised

    Unavailable

  • 2.5 mEq/5 mL (4.2%, 0.5 mEq/mL)

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 2.5 mEq/5 mL (4.2%, 0.5 mEq/mL) (NDC 0409-5555-01)

    Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: June 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay

    NDC 0409-5555-01Revised

    Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: June 2027

  • 2.5 mEq/5 mL (4.2%, 0.5 mEq/mL)

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 2.5 mEq/5 mL (4.2%, 0.5 mEq/mL) (NDC 0409-5555-02)

    Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery: February 2027; Estimated Recovery: March 2027

    NDC 0409-5555-02Revised

    Limited Availability

  • 50 mEq/50 mL (8.4%, 1 mEq/mL)

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 50 mEq/50 mL (8.4%, 1 mEq/mL) (NDC 0409-6625-14)

    NDC 0409-6625-14Revised

    Available

Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC3 presentations · 3 available or not stated

Contact (FDA's listing): 828-758-5474 ext. 154

  • 42 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 42 mg/1 mL (NDC 51754-5012-4)

    NDC 51754-5012-4Reverified

    Available

  • 84 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 84 mg/1 mL (NDC 51754-5001-5)

    NDC 51754-5001-5Reverified

    Available

  • 84 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 84 mg/1 mL (NDC 51754-5011-4)

    NDC 51754-5011-4Reverified

    Available

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC2 presentations · 2 available or not stated

Contact (FDA's listing): 888-386-1300

  • 42 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 42 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-083-05)

    Check wholesalers for inventory.

    NDC 63323-083-05Reverified

    Available

  • 84 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 84 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-089-50)

    Check wholesalers for inventory

    NDC 63323-089-50Reverified

    Available

Long Grove Pharmaceuticals LLC1 presentation · 1 available or not stated

Contact (FDA's listing): 833-268-5559

  • 84 mg/1 mL

    Sodium Bicarbonate, Injection, 84 mg/1 mL (NDC 81298-7620-3)

    NDC 81298-7620-3Reverified

    Available

What the manufacturers told FDA

  • Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company · ‘Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: June 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay’ · updated Oct 2026
  • Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company · ‘Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery: February 2027; Estimated Recovery: March 2027’ · updated Oct 2026
  • Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company · ‘Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: June 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay’ · updated Oct 2026

More on FDA ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Reason for the shortage (FDASIA)

  • Demand increase for the drug
  • Other

As reported by the manufacturer under the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.

Other products with the same ingredient and form

A discontinuation “does not necessarily create a shortage” (FDA).

  • Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company told FDA it will discontinue Sodium Bicarbonate (posted ).

    “Discontinuation of the manufacture of the drug”

    FDA listing: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection

Alternatives

FDA lists none: “Providing a list of alternative drug products for a drug in shortage is part of the ‘practice of medicine.’ FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine.” Your prescriber or pharmacist can talk through options with you. ASHP also tracks shortages and suggested alternatives (different criteria) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Questions

Is Sodium Bicarbonate Injection in shortage?
Yes. As of Oct 24, 2026, FDA lists Sodium Bicarbonate Injection as currently in shortage: 11 presentations, 1 unavailable and 3 limited.
When will the Sodium Bicarbonate Injection shortage end?
FDA gives no end date. 3 presentations carry a manufacturer’s own estimate, quoted on this page with its date.
Does FDA list alternatives to Sodium Bicarbonate Injection?
No. FDA calls a list of alternatives part of the ‘practice of medicine’. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber.