Drug shortage: Sterile Water Injection (STERILE WATER, BACTERIOSTATIC WATER)
FDA lists 12 presentations as Current. Availability: Unavailable (2), Limited Availability (1), Available (9). Reason: Demand increase for the drug; Other. Companies: Medefil, Inc., Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
- Published by source
- 2021-11-23
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-22
- Last verified
- 2026-10-22
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Medefil, Inc.
- Products
- Sterile Water Injection STERILE WATER BACTERIOSTATIC WATER
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
- Next release October 2026. Check wholesalers for inventory.
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Sources
- openFDA Drug Shortages Tier A · official published 2021-11-23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #889 | new | 2026-10-22 | e2aade9f80e0…76d562 | 0afc4c4c0360…e72ae7 |
Chain head: #1076 8ad5adc30b9b…88ce20