Nationwide, hospitals and pharmacies are seeing ongoing shortages of medications including some anesthetics, antibiotics, opioids and chronic disease treatments, FDA data shows.
As of June 19, 194 drugs were in shortage, according to the agency’s database of current and resolved drug shortages, which is updated daily. The current figure reflects an increase from earlier this year, with 114 listed in shortage in January 2022.
Recent additions to the FDA shortage list include ketamine hydrochloride injection, used for anesthesia; sodium chloride 0.9% injection, a critical IV fluid; and rifampin capsule, a front-line antibiotic for tuberculosis.
View the full list of drug shortages here.
