fentanyl
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
10 FDA-registered drug labelers
ALVOGEN
Aveva Drug Delivery Systems Inc.
Cambrex Charles City, Inc
Catalent Micron Technologies, Inc.
Chattem Chemicals, Inc.
INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Siegfried Grafton, Inc.
SpecGx LLC
Veranova, L.P.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Fentanyl
- •Fentanyl Transdermal
- •Fentanyl system
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
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
12/20/2023Unavailable
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Unavailable
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
12/20/2023Available
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Available
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Limited Availability
Chemical Identity
CAS437-38-7
PubChem CID3345
DTXSIDDTXSID9023049
FormulaC22H28N2O
Mol. Weight336.5 g/mol
SMILESCCC(=O)N(C1CCN(CC1)CCC2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
Data Sources
33452026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/fentanyl/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/fentanyl.json
CAS 437-38-72026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 437-38-72026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json