dexamethasone
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
69 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Advagen Pharma Ltd.
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC
Allergan, Inc.
Alvogen Inc.
American Health Packaging
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Apotex Corp.
ARMAS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Bionpharma Inc.,
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Chartwell RX, LLC
Curia Spain S.A.U.
Direct Rx
Doc Rx
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals LLC.
EUROAPI FRANCE
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Farmabios S.p.A.
Galenova Inc
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
Guangdong Quadrant Ecological Technology Co., Ltd.
Harrow Eye, LLC
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Isomedix Operations Inc
Kanchan Healthcare Inc
Kesin Pharma Corporation
Larken Laboratories, Inc.
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Major Pharmaceuticals
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Medisca Inc.
Nordic Pharma, Inc.
NorthStar Rx LLC
Northwind Health Company, LLC
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
NuCare Pharmaceutical, Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
Padagis US LLC
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC
Prasco Laboratories
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
Redpharm Drug
Redpharm Drug, Inc.
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Sandoz Inc
Sportpharm LLC
Sportpharm, Inc. dba Sportpharm
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited
SYMBIOTICA SPECIALITY INGREDIENTS SDN.BHD
Synergy Health AST, LLC
Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc
zhejiang xianju pharmaceutical co., Ltd.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 20 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Dexamethasone
- •Tobramycin AND Dexamethasone
- •Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone
- •Neomycin Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone
- •Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone
- •Tobradex ST
- •Ozurdex
- •Dextenza
Show all 20
- •Maxitrol
- •Dexamethasone 1.5 mg
- •Dexamethasone Intensol
- •Hemady
- •Maxidex
- •neomycin sulfate, polymyxin b sulfate and dexamethasone
- •TaperDex 12-day
- •Dexycu
- •Neo/Poly-B/Dex Ophth Oint
- •TobraDex
- •TaperDex 6-day
- •Seacall Dexamethasone Ointment.
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
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection
02/08/2019Available
current
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection
02/08/2019Unavailable
Vendor Pricing
$2.26/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$225.61 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $4.19 | 100 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $5.48 | 100 g | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $13.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $15.51 | 100 g | 97% |
| Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc. | United States | $25.80 | 5 g | 90% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $32.43 | 5 g | 99.86% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $37.96 | 25 g | 99% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $39.00 | 5 g | 99.95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $50.78 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $74.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $95.00 | 10 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $104.24 | 5 g | 98% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $120.00 | 100 mg | 99.86% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $180.57 | 1 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $180.57 | 1 g | — |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $226.00 | 500 mg | 99.71% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Axon Medchem | Netherlands | $456.00 | 250 mg | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $580.00 | 50 mg | 99.91% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $3232.50 | 40 mg | 90% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $8000.00 | 15 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $9000.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $33333.33 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS50-02-2
PubChem CID5743
DTXSIDDTXSID3020384
FormulaC22H29FO5
Mol. Weight392.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1CC2C3CCC4=CC(=O)C=CC4(C3(C(CC2(C1(C(=O)CO)O)C)O)F)C
Data Sources
57432026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/dexamethasone/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/dexamethasone.json
CAS 50-02-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
CAS 50-02-22026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json