morphine sulfate
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
36 FDA-registered drug labelers
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
American Health Packaging
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Bond Pharmacy INC
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Catalent Micron Technologies, Inc.
Civica, Inc.
Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Hospira, Inc.
International Medication Systems, Limited
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Major Pharmaceuticals
Medisca Inc.
Noramco Coventry LLC
Noramco, LLC
Nortec Development Associates, Inc.
Padagis US LLC
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
Pharma Source Direct, Inc.
Piramal Critical Care, Inc.
Precision Dose Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Redpharm Drug
RedPharm Drug, Inc.
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L. P.
SpecGx LLC
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Veranova, L.P.
Winder Laboratories LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 8 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Morphine Sulfate
- •Duramorph
- •Morphine Sulfate Extended Release
- •Mitigo
- •MS Contin
- •Morphine Sulfate ER
- •Infumorph 200
- •Infumorph 500
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
Morphine Sulfate Injection
10/31/2017Available
current
Morphine Sulfate Injection
11/03/2017Unavailable
to be discontinued
Morphine Sulfate Injection
07/08/2025current
Morphine Sulfate Injection
10/31/2017Unavailable
to be discontinued
Morphine Sulfate Tablet
12/22/2025current
Morphine Sulfate Injection
10/31/2017Limited Availability
current
Morphine Sulfate Injection
11/03/2017Available
current
Morphine Sulfate Injection
12/06/2018Available
Chemical Identity
CAS64-31-3
PubChem CID16051935
DTXSIDDTXSID4023830
FormulaC34H40N2O10S
Mol. Weight668.8 g/mol
SMILESCN1CCC23C4C1CC5=C2C(=C(C=C5)O)OC3C(C=C4)O.CN1CCC23C4C1CC5=C2C(=C(C=C5)O)OC3C(C=C4)O.OS(=O)(=O)O
Data Sources
160519352026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/morphine sulfate/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/morphine sulfate.json
CAS 64-31-32026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 64-31-32026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json