Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026
How long has Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Epinephrine Bitartrate been on the FDA shortage list?
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Epinephrine Bitartrate has been on the FDA shortage list for 8 years and 8 months. 13 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long. Only 13 past listings reached this age, too few to show a share. The counts are below. These are counts of listings, not a forecast.
Compiled by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X). FDA list read October 2026.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Epinephrine Bitartrate has been on the FDA shortage list for 8 years and 8 months (March 2018 to October 2026).
- 13 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long.
- Only 13 past listings reached this age, too few to show a share. The counts are below.
- None of this predicts an end date. A listing ends when the FDA removes it, which reflects supply across the whole country, and says nothing about one pharmacy's shelf.
The listing history, to scale
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Epinephrine Bitartrate InjectionListed since March 2018 · 8 years and 8 months
What past listings of this age did
Of past listings that had already run 8 years and 8 months, how many were still listed later?
What the FDA list says about it today
Reasons companies gave: other (8), demand increase for the drug (1) and delay in shipping of the drug (1); 16 of 26 gave none. FDA category: Anesthesia.
Company by company
Of 26 presentations, the companies reported 16 available, 1 with limited availability and 9 unavailable. This is each company's own report to the FDA, with the date of its last update.
- Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company18 presentations · last updated 9 November 2026
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC8 presentations · last updated 3 November 2026
FDA shortage list read October 2026 (monthly archived copies since 2014, rebuilt in the published dataset; current listing file read 11 November 2026). Listing is the FDA's status, not a statement about any pharmacy.
Where can you go from this result?
This result is one of 61 drugs on the list now. Open it in the lookup to search another drug, or read how the listings were measured.
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To check what is available now, ask your pharmacist, and see FDA drug shortage information and the FDA drug shortages database.