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Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026

How long has Etomidate been on the FDA shortage list?

Etomidate has been on the FDA shortage list for 4 years. 79 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long. Of the 79 past listings that reached the same age, 85% were still listed 6 months later (63 listings measured), 77% were still listed 12 months later (52 listings measured) and 55% were still listed 24 months later (33 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.

Not medical advice. A listing is what the FDA published, not a measure of what your pharmacy can supply. Do not use this page to decide whether to start, stop or change a medicine. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber, and see FDA drug shortage information for current notices.
Etomidateon the FDA shortage list now
48months listed

Etomidate has been on the FDA shortage list for 4 years (November 2022 to October 2026).

  1. 79 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long.
  2. Of the 79 past listings that reached the same age, 85% were still listed 6 months later (63 listings measured), 77% were still listed 12 months later (52 listings measured) and 55% were still listed 24 months later (33 listings measured).
  3. Etomidate has been listed 2 times since 2014: earlier listings lasted 1 year.
  4. 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

  1. Etomidate InjectionListed May 2020 to April 2021 · 1 year
  2. Etomidate InjectionListed since November 2022 · 4 years

What past listings of this age did

Of past listings that had already run 4 years, how many were still listed later?

After 6 more months85%63 listings measured
After 12 more months77%52 listings measured
After 24 more months55%33 listings measured

What the FDA list says about it today

18presentations listed
6companies
5 October 2022first posted

Reasons companies gave: demand increase for the drug (2) and other (2); 14 of 18 gave none. FDA category: Anesthesia.

Company by company

Of 18 presentations, the companies reported 14 available, 0 with limited availability and 4 unavailable. This is each company's own report to the FDA, with the date of its last update.

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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