Drug shortage: Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Injection (NAROPIN, ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
FDA lists 49 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (13), Limited Availability (2), Available (34). Reason: Other; Demand increase for the drug. Companies: Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Eugia US LLC, Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Caplin Steriles, Ltd., InfoRLife SA.
- Published by source
- 2018-03-23
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
- Products
- Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Injection NAROPIN ROPIVACAINE 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 — Unavailable
Remedy / actions:
- Estimated recovery: TBD
- On backorder. Recovery: TBD. Check wholesalers for inventory
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2018-03-23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #875 | new | 2026-10-22 | 1325b9230734…18ed3d | 5424451580b1…c56df7 |
| #1162 | update | 2026-10-23 | edd4d4496708…1d02ad | c4670245683f…103bf1 |
| #1351 | update | 2026-10-23 | 65c5e70eb170…51592a | 82c77430c5bd…bdc976 |
Chain head: #1479 ad3417dbc128…777bd4