Drug shortage: Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection (PRECEDEX, DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE, DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
FDA lists 60 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (10), Limited Availability (1), Available (45). Reason: Delay in shipping of the drug; Discontinuation of the manufacture of the drug. Companies: Baxter Healthcare, Pfizer Inc., Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Slayback Pharma, Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC….
- Published by source
- 2020-04-10
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-28
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare
- Products
- Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection PRECEDEX DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE DEXMEDETOMIDINE
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:
- Marketed by Sandoz Inc.; Customer service: 800-525-8747
- Discontinuation of the manufacture of the drug
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2020-04-10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #905 | new | 2026-10-22 | a9b866bd5e32…529a7a | 50653b08f187…05d8c3 |
| #1126 | update | 2026-10-23 | 9c4bbf6813a4…66dfa5 | d2891301b9a2…0d9698 |
| #1353 | update | 2026-10-23 | 6c94af385035…6eb702 | 77a92b29860d…cc1b35 |
| #2166 | update | 2026-10-27 | 367102d1d60f…0c25a0 | 4222b59e461e…fd0152 |
| #2419 | update | 2026-10-27 | 35957db4c287…ffbc65 | 1aca8be6cc75…e6a75a |
| #2536 | update | 2026-10-28 | 971556e0a965…0a0730 | acb890394be3…73f6b7 |
| #2720 | update | 2026-10-28 | 8d358e093b29…dfe02a | f2636c2c0cc6…d302ed |
Chain head: #2800 60b0da2762c7…c27b07