Supply risk
US drug shortages
FDA-reported shortages, cross-referenced with how many manufacturers actively hold US registrations for each drug. A shortage with many alternative suppliers is a nuisance; a shortage with one supplier is a single point of failure. Refreshed daily from openFDA.
46 of 281 open shortages affect a drug with one or zero active US suppliers.
Most recently reported
newest 15 of 281| Drug | Reported by | Since | Active US suppliers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentostatin injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution · RX | Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company | Aug 27, 2026 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Ifosfamide injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution · RX | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | Jun 12, 2026 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Ifosfamide injection · RX | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Jun 12, 2026 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Ifosfamide injection, powder, for solution · RX | Baxter Healthcare | Jun 12, 2026 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Isocarboxazid tablet · RX | Lifsa Drugs LLC | Apr 16, 2026 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Furosemide tablet · RX | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Mar 31, 2026 | 31 suppliers |
| Meperidine Hydrochloride injection · RX | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | May 30, 2025 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Meperidine Hydrochloride injection, solution · RX | Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company | May 30, 2025 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Methylphenidate patch · RX | Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Feb 28, 2025 | 2 suppliers |
| Hydroxocobalamin injection, solution · RX | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Hydroxocobalamin injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution · RX | BTG International Inc. | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Dextrose solution · RX | B. Braun Medical Inc. | Oct 11, 2024 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
| Dextrose Monohydrate injection, solution · RX | Baxter Healthcare | Oct 11, 2024 | 11 suppliers |
| Dextrose injection, solution · RX | Otsuka ICU Medical LLC | Oct 11, 2024 | 4 suppliers |
| Riluzole liquid · RX | EDW Pharma, Inc. (formerly Italfarmaco Pharma, Inc.) | Jan 26, 2024 | 1 - SOLE SOURCE |
Source: FDA drug shortage reports via openFDA. Supplier counts are canonical manufacturer entities with active US registrations for the drug concept - see the methodology.