Drug Shortage: Baxter Mini-Bag - 50 and 100ml Dextrose 5 percent injection and Sodium Chloride 0.9 percent injection

There is a nationwide shortage of Baxter mini-bag - 50 and 100ml Dextrose 5% injection and Sodium Chloride 0.9% injection. Baxter Canada's mini-bags are supplied by several plants in Puerto Rico which were damaged from Hurricane Maria. Other mini-bag vendors are unable to provide supplies. 

NH supply levels: NH warehouses have approximately 3 weeks of 50 and 100ml NS mini-bags in stock and 6 weeks of 50 and 100ml D5W mini-bags in stock. We are expecting to receive 70-80% of NH's usual amounts. 

Practice implications: Patient care areas need to reduce use of 50 and 100ml D5W and NS mini-bags to prevent stocking out.

Further information and practice implications