News

• Resources for the Contrast Imaging Media Shortages
  • Considerations for Imaging Contrast Shortage Management and Conservation
  • Recommendations and Resource for Imaging Providers and Institution
  • Product Shortage Updates:
    • Iodixanol (Visipaque) Injection
    • Iohexol (Omnipaque) Injection
    • Iopromide (Ultravist) Injection 
• Pharmaceutical Associates, Inc. (PAI) Dear Healthcare Provider Letter: Dropper Temporarily Unavailable for Fluphenazine HCl Oral Solution (Concentrate) USP, 5 mg/mL (PDF - 264 KB)
• Expiration date extension: February 2022 to February 2023 for LANOXIN® (digoxin) tablets; Strength: 62.5 mcg (0.0625 mg); Lot# AL0071A; NDC# 59212-240-55 (bottle of 100s) - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter (PDF - 157 KB)
• Alternate Source for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for CREON® (pancrelipase) 24,000 Lipase Unit Capsules – DHCP (PDF - 140KB)
• VALTOCO® (diazepam nasal spray) Incorrect Dosing Information (Misprint): Correcting Dosing and Administration Information- DHCP link (PDF - 140KB)
• 2019-2020 Influenza Season: Availability of Antiviral Medications (PDF - 122KB) 
• FDA notifies health care professionals that Becton-Dickinson replaced problematic rubber stoppers in its syringes
• Small-Volume Parenteral Solutions Shortages: Suggestions for Management and Conservation (PDF - 153 KB).
• Compiled by ASHP and the University of Utah Drug Information Service, 10/18/2017
• Drug Shortage Assistance Award
• Non-Compliance with Notification Requirement 
• Updated: 3/18/2022
• Lists of Products in Shortage with Extended Use Date
• Federal Register Notice: Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of Certain Drug or Biological Products
• Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Shortages, Fight Price Gouging (press release, 10/31/2011)
• Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Shortages in the U.S. (fact sheet)

Reports to Congress

• Eighth Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2020 (PDF - 204 KB)
• Seventh Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2019 (PDF - 279 KB)
• Sixth Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2018 (PDF - 400 KB)
• Fifth Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2017 (PDF - 7 MB)
• Fourth Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2016 (PDF - 5 MB)
• Third Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2015 (PDF - 268 KB)
• Second Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2014 (FDA Archive)
• First Annual Report on Drug Shortages for Calendar Year 2013 (FDA Archive)

Resources for You

• Drug Shortages Infographic
• Graphic - A Drug Supply Chain Example
• General Drug Shortages Questions and Answers
• Managing Drug Shortages
  FDA Drug Info Rounds Video

• Consumers: FDA Works to Lessen Drug Shortage Impact
• FDA Drug Shortages RSS Feed (XML - 58 KB)

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

• ASHP: Drug Shortages
• ASHP Guidelines on Managing Drug Product Shortages in Hospitals and Health Systems

Strategic Plan, Policies, and Executive Order

• Strategic Plan for Preventing and Mitigating Drug Shortages (PDF - 381 KB)
• Drug Shortage Manual of Policies and Procedures (MaPP) (PDF - 1 MB)
• Members of the Drug Shortages Task Force
• Executive Order -- Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages

Additional Information

• Economic Analysis of the Causes of Drug Shortages (HHS)
• CBER-Regulated Products: Shortages and Discontinuations 
• Animal Drug Shortage Information
  This page contains up-to-date information on potential, current, and resolved shortages of animal drugs.