bacitracin
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
33 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
AlderMed Inc.
ALLIED TRADE LINK LLC
BluePoint Laboratories
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CVS Pharmacy
Dolgencorp, LLC
Dollar General
Dynarex Corporation
H E B
Josun International Limited
Joyang Laboratories
Kroger
Kroger Company
Lifecome Biochemistry Co., Ltd
Major Pharmaceuticals
Medisca Inc.
Meijer Distribution Inc
North China Pharmaceutical Huasheng Co. Ltd.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
O&M HALYARD, INC.
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Proficient Rx LP
RUGBY LABORATORIES
Safeway
Topco Associates LLC
Trifecta Pharmaceutical USA LLC
Trifecta Pharmaceuticals USA
Vive Health LLC
Xellia (Taizhou) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd
Zapatol Corp.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 10 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Bacitracin
- •MediChoice Triple Antibiotic
- •Rexall Antibiotic
- •signature care first aid antibiotic
- •Zapotol Bacitracin
- •Antibiotic
- •Triple Antibiotic
- •Major Bacitracin
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- •DG Poly Antibiotic First Aid Antibiotic
- •MediChoice Bacitracin
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
Active Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
current
Bacitracin Ophthalmic Ointment
03/03/2025Unavailable
Chemical Identity
CAS1405-87-4
PubChem CID10909430
DTXSIDDTXSID8045355
FormulaC66H103N17O16S
Mol. Weight1422.7 g/mol
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Data Sources
109094302026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/bacitracin/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/bacitracin.json
CAS 1405-87-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
CAS 1405-87-42026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json