Shortage outlook · all drugs · read October 2026
How long has Sodium Acetate been on the FDA shortage list?
Sodium Acetate has been on the FDA shortage list for 10 years and 8 months. 3 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long. Only 3 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.
Sodium Acetate has been on the FDA shortage list for 10 years and 8 months (March 2016 to October 2026).
- 3 of the 397 listings measured since 2014 lasted at least that long.
- Only 3 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
- Sodium Acetate Injection, USPListed since March 2016 · 10 years and 8 months
What past listings of this age did
Of past listings that had already run 10 years and 8 months, how many were still listed later?
What the FDA list says about it today
Reasons companies gave: other (2); 13 of 15 gave none. FDA category: Endocrinology/Metabolism; Gastroenterology; Pediatric; Total Parenteral Nutrition.
Company by company
Of 15 presentations, the companies reported 13 available, 1 with limited availability and 1 unavailable. This is each company's own report to the FDA, with the date of its last update.
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC1 presentation · last updated 3 November 2026
- Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company6 presentations · last updated 9 November 2026
- Milla Pharmaceuticals4 presentations · last updated 15 October 2026
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.2 presentations · last updated 14 October 2026
- Somerset Therapeutics, LLC2 presentations · last updated 27 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.
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.