Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection shortage (US): status and presentations

Shortage United States · first listed 22 February 2012 · updated 15 October 2026

Dosage form	Injection
Therapy area	Anesthesia, Pediatric, Cardiovascular, Analgesia/Addiction
Presentations	18 unavailable, 0 limited, 47 available
Source	US FDA Drug Shortage Database (openFDA), checked 19 October 2026

Presentations affected

• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 250 mg/50 mL (0.5%; 5 mg/mL) — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 10 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 10 mg/mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Preservative Free, Injection, 10 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Xylocaine, Injection, 10 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Xylocaine, Injection, 15 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Xylocaine, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Xylocaine, Injection, 5 mg/1 mL — Unavailable
• Lidocaine Hydochloride, Injection, 50 mg/5 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride And Dextrose, Injection, 4 mg/1 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride And Dextrose, Injection, 5 g/100 mL; .4 g/100 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride And Dextrose, Injection, 5 g/100 mL; .8 g/100 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride And Dextrose, Injection, 8 mg/1 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 1,000 mg/50 mL (2%; 20 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 10 mg/1 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 200 mg/20 mL (1%; 10 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 400 mg/20 mL (2%; 20 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride In Plastic Container, Injection, 500 mg/50 mL (1%; 10 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free In Plastic Container, Injection, 100 mg/5mL (2%,20 mg/1 mL) Syringes — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free In Plastic Container, Injection, 50 mg/5mL (1%, 10 mg/1 mL) Syringes — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free, Injection, 20 mg/2 mL (1%; 10 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free, Injection, 200 mg/5 mL (4%; 40 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free, Injection, 300 mg/20 mL (1.5%; 15 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free, Injection, 50 mg/5 mL (1%; 10 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 mg/10 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 mg/5 mL (2%; 20 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 20 mg/2 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 200 mg/10 mL (2%; 20 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 200 mg/20 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 250 mg/50 mL (0.5%; 5 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 300 mg/30 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 300 mg/30 mL (1%; 10 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 40 mg/2 mL (2%; 20 mg/mL) — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 500 mg/50 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Preservative Free, Injection, 20 mg/1 mL — Available
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 1%, USP (For Cardiac Use Only) 50 mg/5 mL (10 mg/mL) LifeShield™ ABBOJECT® Glass Syringe (20 G x 1 1/2)" — Being discontinued
• Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Injection, 2%, USP (For Cardiac Use Only) 100 mg/5 mL (20 mg/mL) LifeShield® ABBOJECT® Glass Syringe (20 G x 1 1/2)" — Being discontinued

Strengths and packs as listed by the regulator. Manufacturer names and product codes are not shown.

What buyers can do

• Check whether other registered presentations or strengths can be used, and ask your wholesaler about allocation.
• For hospital and tender supply, look for manufacturers that already hold an approval in your market and can increase output.
• In a critical shortage, the FDA can allow temporary importation of a version approved in a well-regulated market. That decision is made by the FDA, case by case.
• Qualify any new source as carefully as at any other time: GMP certificate, registration status and a certificate of analysis for each batch.

See the product page for Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection on PharmaTradz.

More: where licensed suppliers can step in during US shortages.

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