Drug shortage: Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection (SENSORCAINE MPF, BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SENSORCAINE)
FDA lists 62 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (4), Limited Availability (5), Available (48). Reason: Demand increase for the drug; Other. Companies: Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Huons Co., Ltd, Kindos Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Eugia US LLC….
- Published by source
- 2018-02-20
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-28
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
- Products
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection SENSORCAINE MPF BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE SENSORCAINE MARCAINE SPINAL BUPIVACAINE SPINAL
Whether your exact unit is affected depends on the model, serial number and region in the official notice.
What the official notice says
Risk: Current — Unavailable
Remedy / actions:
- Check wholesalers for inventory
- Estimated recovery: TBD
Is this affecting you?
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2018-02-20
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #879 | new | 2026-10-22 | 30c858a05cdc…876000 | b97a44c4ddd8…78330f |
| #1121 | update | 2026-10-23 | a89f5ebafecd…de62e6 | 3687bbd4f1a2…e6c5ec |
| #1354 | update | 2026-10-23 | 5643d6a394de…1dd2e1 | a8551eab23dd…38a181 |
| #2170 | update | 2026-10-27 | 3b71e6f1eafd…f08ee4 | b8998e511861…0af3ce |
| #2379 | update | 2026-10-27 | b5f1eaa396f8…83ae35 | 2660025e61d2…e9e441 |
| #2539 | update | 2026-10-28 | b8632ce224a0…14fd87 | d5911e883c93…c96532 |
Chain head: #2644 26bcb516f5ea…c4392a