dobutamine hydrochloride
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
7 FDA-registered drug labelers
Aragen Life Sciences Limited
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Hospira, Inc.
RECORDATI INDUSTRIA CHIMICA E FARMACEUTICA SPA
Slate Run Pharmaceuticals
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Dobutamine
- •Dobutamine in Dextrose
- •Dobutamine Hydrochloride in Dextrose
- •Dobutamine Hydrochloride
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
Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
11/06/2017Available
current
Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
11/06/2017Unavailable
to be discontinued
Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
08/27/2025Vendor Pricing
$26.56/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$664.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors15 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
14 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $27.88 | 25 g | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $99.60 | 5 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $104.60 | 5 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $115.80 | 5 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $167.00 | 5 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $970.00 | 100 mg | 99.94% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $1305.20 | 400 mg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $1305.20 | 400 mg | — |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1500.40 | 100 mg | 99.6% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $1618.40 | 100 mg | 95% |
| CliniSciences GmbH | Switzerland | $1935.00 | 50 mg | 99% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $8500.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS49745-95-1
PubChem CID65324
DTXSIDDTXSID30964383
FormulaC18H24ClNO3
Mol. Weight337.8 g/mol
SMILESCC(CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)NCCC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O.Cl
Data Sources
653242026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/dobutamine hydrochloride/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/dobutamine hydrochloride.json
CAS 49745-95-12026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 49745-95-12026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json