FDA Drug Shortages

Current and Resolved Drug Shortages and Discontinuations Reported to FDA

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Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
Status: Currently in Shortage
»Date first posted: 11/06/2017
»Therapeutic Categories: Cardiovascular; Pediatric; Renal

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Baxter Healthcare (Reverified 05/24/2023)

Company Contact Information:
888-229-0001

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
250 mg/250 mL (NDC 0338-1073-02) Product code 2B0791, 500 mg/250 mL (NDC 0338-1075-02) Product code 2B0792, 1000 mg/250 mL (NDC 0338-1077-02) Product code 2B0793	Available		Third-Party Supplier Issue

Hainan Poly Pharm. Co., Ltd. (Revised 05/25/2023)

Company Contact Information:
+86-898-6571-0369

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
250mg/20ml (NDC 70436-203-80)	Estimated Delivery: available	Distributed by Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, LLC, 1-844-529-8988	Other
500mg/40ml (NDC 70436-204-80)	Currently unavailable		Other

Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company (Revised 05/31/2023)

Company Contact Information:
844-646-4398

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
250 mg/20 mL (12.5 mg/mL); Single Dose Glass Fliptop Vial NovaPlus (NDC 0409-2344-88)	Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023	Check Wholesaler for Availability Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay	Other
250 mg/250 mL (1 mg/mL); Flexible Container (NDC 00409-2346-32)	Next Delivery: July 2023; Estimated Recovery: September 2023	Check Wholesaler for Availability Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay Dear Customer Letter: Availability Update for Multiple Flexible Containers	Other
500 mg/250 mL (2 mg/mL); Flexible Container (NDC 00409-2347-32)	Next Delivery: June 2023; Estimated Recovery: December 2023	Check Wholesaler for Availability Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay Dear Customer Letter: Availability Update for Multiple Flexible Containers	Other
1000 mg/250 mL (4 mg/mL); Flexible Container (NDC 00409-3724-32)	Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery and Estimated: July 2023	Dear Customer Letter: Availability Update for Multiple Flexible Containers	Demand increase for the drug

Next Delivery: April 2023; Estimated Recovery: June 2023 (Revised 03/06/2023)

Company Contact Information:
844-646-4398

Presentation	Availability and Estimated Shortage Duration	Related Information	Shortage Reason (per FDASIA)
250 mg/20 mL (12.5 mg/mL); Single Dose Glass Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-2344-01)	Next Delivery: April 2023; Estimated Recovery: June 2023	Check Wholesaler for Availability Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay	Other
250 mg/20 mL (12.5 mg/mL); Single Dose Glass Fliptop Vial (NDC 00409-2344-02)	Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery and Estimated Recovery: March 2023	Check Wholesaler for Availability Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay	Other