Current Drug Shortages

This page contains up-to-date information on current shortages of medically necessary veterinary products.

A drug shortage may involve either an actual or a potential shortage of a drug product. When drug shortages involve medically necessary veterinary products, it is FDA’s policy to help prevent or alleviate them. FDA works with drug manufacturers in the U.S. and, when necessary, other countries, to find ways to resolve these shortages. FDA does not have the authority to require a company to make any product, even if it is medically necessary.

Date	Product	Company Information	Reason
(updated) 11/28/2011	Atropine Sulfate	Sparhawk Laboratories, Inc. http://www.sparhawklabs.com Customer Service – 800-255-6368	Limited supply has been made available for distribution. Manufacture delay
2/4/2011	Vetsulin (procaine insulinzinc)	Intervet/Schering http://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/	Manufacturer has discontinued manufacturing product
11/10/2010	Epinephrine	RVX distributed by Teva http://www.tevapharm.com	Discontinued distribution
3/14/2010	Immiticide (melarsomine dihydrochloride)	Merial Limited http://us.merial.com/ 678-638-3000	Manufacturer site delay