methylprednisolone acetate
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
27 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Asclemed USA, Inc.
Caplin Steriles Limited
Curia Spain S.A.U.
Endo USA, Inc.
Eugia US LLC
EUROAPI FRANCE
Fagron Inc
Farmabios S.p.A.
Henan Lihua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Medisca Inc.
NEWCHEM SPA
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Sandoz Inc.
Sotera Health
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sportpharm LLC
Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited
Symbiotica Speciality Ingredients Sdn. Bhd.
Willow Birch Pharma, Inc.
Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •DEPO-Medrol
- •Methylprednisolone acetate
- •Medroloan SUIK
- •Medroloan II SUIK
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
Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection
12/15/2021Available
current
Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection
12/15/2021Limited Availability
current
Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection
12/15/2021Unavailable
current
Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection
06/16/2022Unavailable
Chemical Identity
CAS53-36-1
PubChem CID5877
DTXSIDDTXSID7023302
FormulaC24H32O6
Mol. Weight416.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1CC2C3CCC(C3(CC(C2C4(C1=CC(=O)C=C4)C)O)C)(C(=O)COC(=O)C)O
Data Sources
58772026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/methylprednisolone acetate/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/methylprednisolone acetate.json
CAS 53-36-12026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 53-36-12026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json