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Originally Posted by Tobra
Tried to order local anesthetic today. We had a list of stuff to order, really, gal is going down her list, gets to lidocaine and it is too bad, out of stock. Looks like the primary producer quit making it, and other companies have not picked up the slack yet. I could see this causing a lot of problems
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Checking the status of the NDA on this it looks like only one manufacturer holds a license. Usually FDA will work with a sole manufacturer to keep the pipeline flowing. If the primary has called it quits someone else will need to file an ANDA and that takes time and money...a lot of both.
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