# 63323-481-57 · Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 63323-481-57 · Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, package ndc is 63323-481-57; generic name is Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection; manufacturer is Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC; status is Current; availability now is Unavailable, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Package NDC:** 63323-481-57 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Status:** Current _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Availability now:** Unavailable _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA note:** Next release September 2026. Check wholesalers for inventory. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 10/14/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/25/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 3609 _(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": "10/14/2016", "package_ndc": "63323-481-57", "generic_name": "Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection", "contact_info": "888-386-1300", "availability": "Unavailable", "related_info": "Next release September 2026. Check wholesalers for inventory."

## 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": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Reason for shortage

> "update_date": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/25/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Xylocaine, Injection, .005 mg/1 mL; 5 mg/1 mL (NDC 63323-481-57)", "company_name": "Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Fresenius%20Kabi%20USA,%20LLC%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Epinephrine%20Bitartrate,%20Lidocaine%20Hydrochloride%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-09-04.
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