Drug shortage: Meperidine Hydrochloride Injection (DEMEROL, MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
FDA lists 6 presentations as Current. Availability: Available (6). Companies: Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc..
- Published by source
- 2025-05-30
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company
- Products
- Meperidine Hydrochloride Injection DEMEROL MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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 — Available
Remedy / actions:
- Additional lots are scheduled to be manufactured. Product will be made available as it is released.
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2025-05-30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1019 | new | 2026-10-22 | 9ac62071946f…0def03 | 06ce5b80a169…85aec6 |
| #1143 | update | 2026-10-23 | 680692f824aa…6155d9 | a15c2ab90471…e1aa33 |
Chain head: #1250 0c9a4a81d7d8…29590d