Quick answers
- What is Glycine used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Glycine, ICU Medical Inc., October 21, 2025) says: “1.5% Glycine Irrigation, USP is indicated for use as irrigating fluid during transurethral prostatic resection and other transurethral surgical procedures.” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Glycine have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 3 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Glycine?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Glycine been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Glycine?
- 3 companies list prescription products of Glycine in the FDA NDC Directory, including Baxter Healthcare Corporation, ICU Medical Inc. and B. Braun Medical Inc..
What Glycine is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
1.5% Glycine Irrigation, USP is indicated for use as irrigating fluid during transurethral prostatic resection and other transurethral surgical procedures.
— FDA label: Glycine, ICU Medical Inc., effective October 21, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
The FDA has 3 labels for products of this medicine (different makers and forms); uses can differ between them. Check the label that comes with your own medicine.
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
0 of 3 FDA labels for this medicine have a boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Irrigant · Solution |
|---|---|
| Route | Irrigation |
| Prescription products | 3 in the FDA NDC Directory |
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation1 product
- ICU Medical Inc.1 product
- B. Braun Medical Inc.1 product
FDA approval history
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Sponsor | Approved | Later changes approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA016784 GLYCINE 1.5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | B Braun | February 6, 1978 | 30, latest September 12, 2014 2014: Manufacturing (CMC) · 2013: Manufacturing (CMC) · 2002: Manufacturing (CMC) |
| NDA017865 AMINOACETIC ACID 1.5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | Baxter Hlthcare | May 30, 1980 | 37, latest September 26, 2014 2014: Manufacturing (CMC) · 2006: Labeling · 2002: Labeling |
| NDA018315 GLYCINE 1.5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | Otsuka Icu Medcl | February 22, 1980 | 44, latest September 24, 1999 1999: Labeling · 1999: Manufacturing (CMC) · 1997: Manufacturing (CMC) |
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 310571 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | c10a4657-cf64-4a71-a247-363dd58993bc |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 3 |
| FDA applications | NDA016784, NDA017865, NDA018315 |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | GLYCINE |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Glycine, ICU Medical Inc., effective October 21, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- 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 recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
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