Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026
How long has Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride been on the FDA shortage list?
Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride has been on the FDA shortage list for 9 years and 4 months. 5 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long. Only 5 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.
Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride has been on the FDA shortage list for 9 years and 4 months (July 2017 to October 2026).
- 5 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long.
- Only 5 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
- Epinephrine Bitartrate, Lidocaine Hydrochloride InjectionListed since July 2017 · 9 years and 4 months
What past listings of this age did
Of past listings that had already run 9 years and 4 months, how many were still listed later?
What the FDA list says about it today
Reasons companies gave: other (11) and demand increase for the drug (2); 9 of 22 gave none. FDA category: Anesthesia; Pediatric.
Company by company
Of 22 presentations, the companies reported 9 available, 4 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 Company10 presentations · last updated 9 November 2026
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC12 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?
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