Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026
How long has Desmopressin Acetate Nasal been on the FDA shortage list?
Desmopressin Acetate Nasal has been on the FDA shortage list for 5 years and 7 months. 43 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long. Of the 43 past listings that reached the same age, 90% were still listed 6 months later (32 listings measured). These are counts of listings, not a forecast.
Compiled by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X). FDA list read October 2026.
Desmopressin Acetate Nasal has been on the FDA shortage list for 5 years and 7 months (April 2021 to October 2026).
- 43 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long.
- Of the 43 past listings that reached the same age, 90% were still listed 6 months later (32 listings measured).
- Desmopressin Acetate Nasal has been listed 2 times since 2014: earlier listings lasted 8 months.
- 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
- Desmopressin Acetate Nasal SprayListed March 2016 to October 2016 · 8 months
- Desmopressin Acetate Nasal SprayListed since April 2021 · 5 years and 7 months
What past listings of this age did
Of past listings that had already run 5 years and 7 months, how many were still listed later?
What the FDA list says about it today
Reasons companies gave: requirements related to complying with good manufacturing practices (3) and delay in shipping of the drug (1). FDA category: Hematology.
Company by company
Of 4 presentations, the companies reported 0 available, 1 with limited availability and 3 unavailable. This is each company's own report to the FDA, with the date of its last update.
- Ferring3 presentations · last updated 1 May 2026
- Apotex Corp.1 presentation · last updated 15 October 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.
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