The Issue: Clindamycin 150 mg/mL preservative-free vials (2 mL, 4 mL, and 6 mL) are on backorder from Sandoz, the only manufacturer in Canada. In addition to this, the majority of the preservative-free supply of clindamycin 150 mg/mL in NH will have expired as of June 30, 2021. NH pharmacy is bringing in a supply of ready-to-use preservative-free minibags (clindamycin 600 mg/50 mL D5W and 900 mg/50mL D5W) which should be available for NH pharmacies to order by early next week. Clindamycin 150 mg/mL X 4 mL vials WITH preservative (benzyl alcohol) are available in reduced amounts from Pfizer; however, this product will likely go on backorder within the next two months as Pfizer allocates more production capacity to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Anticipated availability: End of July 2021 (preservative-free vials)