fentanyl citrate
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
17 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bond Pharmacy INC
Cambrex Charles City, Inc
Chattem Chemicals, Inc.
Civica, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Hospira, Inc.
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Medisca Inc.
Pharma Source Direct, Inc.
Phlow Corp.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Siegfried Grafton, Inc.
SpecGx LLC
Spectrum Chemical and Laboratory Products
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Veranova, L.P.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Fentanyl Citrate
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
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
12/20/2023Unavailable
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Unavailable
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
12/20/2023Available
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Available
current
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
01/01/2012Limited Availability
Chemical Identity
CAS990-73-8
PubChem CID13810
DTXSIDDTXSID80243933
FormulaC28H36N2O8
Mol. Weight528.6 g/mol
SMILESCCC(=O)N(C1CCN(CC1)CCC2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O
Data Sources
138102026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/fentanyl citrate/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/fentanyl citrate.json
CAS 990-73-82026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 990-73-82026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json