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Article: Update on Spectinomycin Availability in the United States.(Pharmacia to discontinue Trobicin)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- August 3, 2001
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In April 2001, Pharmacia Corporation (Peapack, New Jersey) announced the discontinuation of its U.S. production of spectinomycin (Trobicin (R))* and that its remaining inventory would expire on June 30, 2001 (1). Since then, examination of the inventory has revealed that, although some lots of the bacteriostatic water packaged with the spectinomycin have expired, the spectinomycin powder has a shelf-life beyond June 30. The Food and Drug Administration has approved pharmacia's request to remove the bacteriostatic water and to relabel the current inventory of spectinomycin to expire on December 31. To obtain spectinomycin or to verify whether a spectinomycin lot may ...