Lactated Ringers shortage — US supply status & alternatives

Lactated Ringers

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In supply · Australia

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇺🇸 US🇨🇦 CA

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

In supply

no shortage substitution needed

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Lactated Ringers
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by U.S. Food and Drug Administration — Drug Shortages scraper
Controlled substance	No

Registrations on file	11

Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file

Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

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Dispensed (DPMQ)

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Pack

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Not yet captured for Australia

Official pricing isn’t on file for this market yet. PBS (Australia), NHS Drug Tariff (United Kingdom) and CMS NADAC (United States) feeds are prioritised; this panel populates automatically once the data lands.

Other markets

🇺🇸 US

US$0.00

Acquisition

Substitution pathways 🇦🇺 Australia · TGA

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No substitution instrument in force

Dispense per normal rules, or refer to the prescriber. No active SSSI/S19A instrument detected for this medicine.

How long have past shortages lasted? from 3 resolved events

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10–12 months

Historical pattern from resolved shortage records — not a prediction of this event.

Shortage status by regulator official notices

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United States

FDA MedWatch · 1mo ago

Critical

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Canada

Medsafe NZ Full · 3mo ago

High

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France

ANSM · 1mo ago

Resolved

Recalls official enforcement reports

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Lactated Ringers Packaged In Volume Of

Sentara Infusion Services · Dec 2022

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Lactated Ringers

Sentara Enterprises · Sept 2015

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Lactated Ringer'S And 5% Dextrose Injection

Hospira Inc. · Oct 2014

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Lactated Ringer'S And 5% Dextrose Injection Usp

Hospira Inc. · July 2014

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Lactated Ringer'S And 5% Dextrose Injection

Hospira Inc. · Jan 2013

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Lactated Ringer'S And 5% Dextrose Injection

Hospira Inc. · Oct 2012

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Verified timeline regulator events

🇺🇸 28 Apr 2026

critical reported

🇺🇸 2 Apr 2026

high reported

🇺🇸 18 Aug 2025

critical reported

🇺🇸 4 Aug 2025

high reported

🇫🇷 25 July 2025

Shortage resolved

🇺🇸 11 Oct 2024

Shortage resolved

Sources official regulators

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Medsafe NZ Full

verified 3mo ago

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FDA MedWatch

verified 1mo ago

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ANSM

verified 1mo ago

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FDA

verified 3mo ago

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Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders11 registrations · 7 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Lactated Ringers	.02; .03; .6; .31g/100mL; g/100mL; g/100mL; g/100mL	irrigant	🇺🇸 US	B. Braun Medical Inc.	Active
Lactated Ringers Irrigation	20; 30; 600; 310mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL	solution	🇺🇸 US	B. Braun Medical Inc.	Active
Dextrose in Lactated Ringers	.02; 5; .03; .6; .31g/100mL; g/100mL; g/100mL; g/100mL; g/100mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	B. Braun Medical Inc.	Active
Lactated Ringers	20; 30; 600; 310mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	Baxter Healthcare Company	Active
Lactated Ringers and Dextrose	20; 5; 30; 600; 310mg/100mL; g/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION	Active
Lactated Ringers	200; 300; 6; 3.1mg/1000mL; mg/1000mL; g/1000mL; g/1000mL	irrigant	🇺🇸 US	Baxter Healthcare Company	Active
Potassium Chloride in Lactated Ringers and Dextrose	20; 5; 179; 600; 310mg/100mL; g/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL; mg/100mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION	Active
Potassium Chloride in Lactated Ringers and Dextrose	.2; 50; 1.79; 6; 3.1g/1000mL; g/1000mL; g/1000mL; g/1000mL; g/1000mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	ICU Medical Inc.	Active
Lactated Ringers Injection Usp	—	solution	🇨🇦 CA	ALBERTA VETERINARY LABORATORIES LTD	Active
Lactated Ringers Inj W Preserv	—	solution	🇨🇦 CA	UNIVET PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.	Active
Lactated Ringers Inj	—	liquid	🇨🇦 CA	ARMITAGE CARROLL, DIVISION OF LANGFORD INC.	Active

Mederti Drug Report

Generated 3 July 2026 · Australia market · 4 regulatory sources

For health-professional reference only. Mederti aggregates shortage and substitution information from official regulatory sources. It is not clinical advice and data may be incomplete or delayed. Confirm any substitution or supply decision against the primary regulator source, the prescriber, and current clinical references (e.g. AMH) before acting. Terms.