Drug shortage: Penicillin G Benzathine Injection (BICILLIN L-A, LENTOCILIN)
FDA lists 4 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (1), Limited Availability (2), Available (1). Reason: Other. Companies: Pfizer Inc., Laboratorios Atral.
- Published by source
- 2023-04-26
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Pfizer Inc.
- Products
- Penicillin G Benzathine Injection BICILLIN L-A LENTOCILIN
Whether your exact unit is affected depends on the model, serial number and region in the official notice.
What the official notice says
Risk: Current — Unavailable
Remedy / actions:
- Next Delivery: October 2027; Estimated Recovery: December 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay
- Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery: November 2026; Estimated Recovery: September 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2023-04-26
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #956 | new | 2026-10-22 | 2411c4fc1d84…f06bdd | d89a4ecee095…cf30c9 |
| #1189 | update | 2026-10-23 | 368526d1fdc8…64ae48 | 589ddf1fd26a…a6de3b |
Chain head: #1250 0c9a4a81d7d8…29590d