# 76329-3390-1 · Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection · Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 76329-3390-1 · Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection · Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., package ndc is 76329-3390-1; generic name is Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection; manufacturer is Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc; status is Current; availability now is Limited Availability, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01; source re-checked 2026-09-08.

- **Package NDC:** 76329-3390-1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Status:** Current _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Availability now:** Limited Availability _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA note:** Available on allocation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 02/22/2012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/18/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 5305 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Reason for shortage:** Demand increase for the drug _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Dosage form:** Injection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Therapeutic category:** Anesthesia _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> "initial_posting_date": "02/22/2012", "package_ndc": "76329-3390-1", "generic_name": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection", "contact_info": "800-423-4136", "availability": "Limited Availability", "related_info": "Available on allocation"

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Manufacturer

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Reason for shortage

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/18/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL (NDC 76329-3390-1)", "company_name": "Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Amphastar%20Pharmaceuticals,%20Inc.%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Lidocaine%20Hydrochloride%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

Last verified: 2026-09-08. Review by: 2026-09-11.
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