Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 24, 2015, at 11:45:37
In reply to Re: The EMA haven't enforced anything....yet, posted by Zyprexa on January 24, 2015, at 9:29:04
> Any idea why there would be a back order on teva olanzapine 10mg till march?
I don't know, but this type of situation is frequent. Likely reasons include:
1. The demand for the product exceeded TEVA's forecast (very common). The quantity to produce is always an estimate. Actual demand is very variable for generics - the result is that estimates are often inaccurate. It doesn't simply depend on doctor's prescribing, it depends on the amount of product produced by alternative manufacturers and the price at which they are selling into wholesalers and pharmacy chains. A high demand for the TEVA product could have led to them running out of stock. This may have occurred because other companies had not produced very much and were selling at unattractive prices.
2. TEVA have batches awaiting release at the Quality Control stage. Testing can be time consuming.
3. There has been a delay at the manufacturing site.
4. The manufacturer is awaiting FDA approval for some type of change, most commonly to the packaging. Changes to the actual product are far less common.
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