Drug shortage: Dextrose Monohydrate 50% Injection (DEXTROSE, DEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE)
FDA lists 4 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (1), Limited Availability (2). Reason: Other; Demand increase for the drug. Companies: Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
- Published by source
- 2022-01-13
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company
- Products
- Dextrose Monohydrate 50% Injection DEXTROSE DEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE
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:
- Next Delivery: October 2026; Estimated Recovery: March 2027; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay
- Discontinuation of the manufacture of the drug
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2022-01-13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #968 | new | 2026-10-22 | 23201355dcc3…707e5c | a2435a858b18…131519 |
| #1178 | update | 2026-10-23 | 60e9872688e9…4054bb | 74ee5817481a…d398f7 |
Chain head: #1250 0c9a4a81d7d8…29590d