Quick answers
- What is Cardioplegic?
- Cardioplegic is a brand name of Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Cardioplegic product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Cardioplegic?
- Baxter Hlthcare holds the FDA application for Cardioplegic (ANDA075323, approved April 21, 2000).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Cardioplegic?
- Other products of Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride are listed with the FDA, but none in exactly the same strength and form as a Cardioplegic product.
- Has Cardioplegic been recalled?
- No recall linked to Cardioplegic products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Cardioplegic is
Each Cardioplegic product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcium chloride 17.6 mg/100 mL · magnesium chloride 325.3 mg/100 mL · potassium chloride 119.3 mg/100 mL · sodium chloride 643 mg/100 mL solution (intra-arterial) | Cardioplegic | None listed | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride →
FDA approval
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDA075323 | Baxter Hlthcare | April 21, 2000 | 1 |
Companies that list Cardioplegic
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Cardioplegic products.
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Cardioplegic products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.