Unavailable Medications

Medications may be unavailable for a variety of reasons, the most common being:

– back-ordered due to a manufacturing problem
– discontinued due to decreased usage or declining manufacturer profits

Our professional pharmacists can help by obtaining the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and compounding the needed drug in the most appropriate dose and flavor for each patient or pet!
(Note: Drugs are also discontinued for safety reasons, but we do not compound medications that were discontinued due to safety concerns.)

Following are examples of medications that are currently unavailable or have been discontinued. Please ask our pharmacist for more information about compounded alternatives.

The list below is updated monthly based on information on the FDA Drug Shortages webpage. A more extensive list that is updated in an ongoing manner can be found here.

Medications may be commercially unavailable for a variety of reasons, the most common being:

back-ordered due to a manufacturing problem
discontinued due to decreased usage or declining manufacturer profits, which may be related to the introduction of a newer drug

(Note: Drugs are also withdrawn from the market due to health risks, and we do not compound medications that were discontinued due to safety concerns.)

Sometimes only certain doses and dosage forms of a particular drug, or specific combinations are discontinued.

Our professional pharmacists can help by obtaining the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and compounding the needed drug in the most appropriate dose, dosage form, and flavor for each patient. We can also compound medications that are free of problem-causing additives such as sugar, alcohol, preservatives, dyes, and gluten. We utilize the finest FDA approved chemicals, follow current USP guidelines, and are licensed and regulated by our State Board of Pharmacy.

Shortages of Oral and Topical Medications:
Fludrocortisone
Sumatriptan Nasal Spray

Shortages of Veterinary Medications
Cisapride
Clomipramine
Estriol
Ketoconazole
Pimobendan
Prednisolone
Selegiline

Shortages of Injections, Ophthalmic Preparations, and other Sterile Medications:
Ammonium Chloride Injection
Atropine Sulfate Injection
Caffeine Anhydrous (125mg/mL); Sodium Benzoate (125mg/mL) Injection
Calcium Chloride Injection
Calcium Gluconate Injection
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection
Dextrose Injection
Epinephrine Injection
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
Leucovorin Calcium Injection
Lidocaine Injection
Phentolamine Mesylate Injection
Potassium Chloride Injection
Sodium Bicarbonate Injection
Sodium Chloride Injection
Tobramycin Injection

Discontinued Medications:
Achromycin® Ointment
Actifed®, Actifed-C® Liquid
Azulfidine Liquid
Butazolidin
Cafergot®
Chlorpromazine Oral Solution and Suppositories
Chlortrimeton® Solution
Cortef® Suspension
Cromolyn
Decaspray®
Desonide® Otic
Dexamethasone – various
Dilantin® Suspension
Hydergine® Liquid
Indomethacin Suppositories
Isoniazid Liquid
Levsin®/Pb
Liotrix (Thyrolar) Tablets
Meclan® Cream
Midrin®
Minocycline Suspension
Mycelex-G® Vaginal Tablets
Negatan®
Nystatin Suspension
Nystatin Vaginal Tablets
Paregoric
Robaxisal®
Thioridazine Suspension
Topicycline®
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Trimethobenzamide Suppositories
Vancomycin Liquid
Whitfield’s Ointment

In addition to the above, there are countless products and “remedies” that are no longer commercially available, but that physicians and patients report are very useful in treating a specific problem. Ask our compounding pharmacist for more information.