methylprednisolone
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
34 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC
American Health Packaging
Asclemed USA, Inc.
BluePoint Laboratories
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Chartwell RX, LLC
DIRECT RX
Doc Rx
Endo USA, Inc.
Epic Pharma, LLC
EUROAPI FRANCE
HENAN LIHUA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Major Pharmaceuticals
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC
PHOENIX RX LLC
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Proficient Rx LP
Quality Care Products, LLC
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sportpharm LLC
ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY
Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited
Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Methylprednisolone
- •Medrol
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
Vendor Pricing
$19.92/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$498.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $26.08 | 25 g | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $79.80 | 5 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $81.40 | 5 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $112.53 | 5 g | 99.78% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $128.52 | 5 g | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $200.00 | 1 g | 99.31% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $369.00 | 500 mg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $369.00 | 500 mg | — |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $401.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $485.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Axon Medchem | Netherlands | $840.00 | 250 mg | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS83-43-2
PubChem CID6741
DTXSIDDTXSID7023300
FormulaC22H30O5
Mol. Weight374.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1CC2C3CCC(C3(CC(C2C4(C1=CC(=O)C=C4)C)O)C)(C(=O)CO)O
Data Sources
67412026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/methylprednisolone/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/methylprednisolone.json
CAS 83-43-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
CAS 83-43-22026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json