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Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026

How long has Mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall generics) been on the FDA shortage list?

Mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall generics) 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.
Mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall generics)on the FDA shortage list now
48months listed

Mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall generics) 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. Mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall generics) has been listed 2 times since 2014: earlier listings lasted 2 years and 8 months.
  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. Amphetamine Aspartate; Amphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Dextroamphetamine...Listed October 2019 to May 2022 · 2 years and 8 months
  2. Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, Amphetamine Sulfate, Dextroamphetamine Saccharate...Listed 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

73presentations listed
11companies
12 October 2022first posted

Reasons companies gave: shortage of an active ingredient (24), other (6) and demand increase for the drug (3); 40 of 73 gave none. FDA category: Psychiatry.

Company by company

Of 73 presentations, the companies reported 40 available, 14 with limited availability and 19 unavailable. This is each company's own report to the FDA, with the date of its last update.

What DEA sets for it each year

DEA aggregate production quota, the two amphetamine quotas that feed mixed salts

D,L-amphetamine

  • 202121,200 kg
  • 202221,200 kg
  • 202321,200 kg
  • 202421,200 kg
  • 202521,200 kg
  • 2026established24,234 kg
  • 2026adjusted 10 Nov31,655 kg

D-amphetamine (for sale)

  • 202121,200 kg
  • 202221,200 kg
  • 202321,200 kg
  • 202421,200 kg
  • 202526,450 kg
  • 2026established26,450 kg
  • 2026adjusted 10 Nov37,108 kg

Kilograms of anhydrous acid or base, from the DEA table dated 13 March 2026 and, for the 2026 adjustment, Federal Register order 2026-22842 (signed 4 November, effective 10 November 2026). A quota is a yearly national ceiling on manufacturing; it is not a measure of stock.

FDA shortage list read October 2026 (monthly archived copies since 2014, rebuilt in the published dataset; current listing file read 11 November 2026); DEA quota table dated 13 March 2026 and the Federal Register order of 10 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. The stimulants page sets the DEA quota beside this history.

To check what is available now, ask your pharmacist, and see FDA drug shortage information and the FDA drug shortages database.