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FDA Shortage Check

Is Sufentanil Citrate Injection in shortage?

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IN SHORTAGE

Sufentanil Citrate Injection: in shortage

Injections (vials)
A generic injection, not your medicine. We draw dosage forms, not products, and never pills you could match to yours.
  • Reason: “Other”. FDA shortage reason (FDASIA), reported by the manufacturer
  • Estimate: “Estimated Recovery: December 2026”. Manufacturer’s estimate, Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, Oct 21, 2026
DRUG
Sufentanil Citrate Injection
FDA LISTING
FORM
injection
STATUS
Currently in Shortage
FIRST POSTED
May 3, 2022
LAST FDA UPDATE
Oct 21, 2026
AS OF
Oct 24, 2026
SOURCE

FDA lists 4 presentations: 3 unavailable · 1 limited · 0 available.

FDA Drug Shortages checked Oct 24, 2026, 21:05 ET · FDA updates daily · manufacturer-reported

Information from FDA’s drug shortage list, reported by manufacturers. Not medical advice. Don’t stop, change or ration a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.

FDA's listing, word for word: Sufentanil Citrate Injection. 4 presentations from 2 makers.

Check your own medication, form and strength

What to ask at the counter

  1. Is this a supply problem at this pharmacy, or everywhere? Could another pharmacy have it? FDA consumer FAQ (opens in a new tab)
  2. Is my strength or the maker you stock affected? FDA list, by presentation
  3. Is there an alternative to this medicine I should ask my prescriber about? FDA consumer FAQ (opens in a new tab)
  4. When should I check back, or can you order it?

FDA: “talk with your health care provider or pharmacist for other treatment options during the shortage.” FDA Drug Shortages page (opens in a new tab)

This listing on FDA ↗ (opens in a new tab)Report a shortage to FDA: drugshortages@fda.hhs.gov

Every presentation FDA lists, by maker

Availability is FDA's text for each package, as the manufacturer reported it. Makers with unavailable or limited packages come first.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.3 presentations · 3 unavailable

Contact (FDA's listing): 800-631-2174

  • 50 mcg/1 mL

    Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 mcg/1 mL (NDC 17478-050-01)

    Not currently manufactured

    NDC 17478-050-01Reverified

    Unavailable

  • 50 mcg/1 mL

    Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 mcg/1 mL (NDC 17478-050-02)

    Not currently manufactured

    NDC 17478-050-02Reverified

    Unavailable

  • 50 mcg/1 mL

    Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 mcg/1 mL (NDC 17478-050-05)

    Not currently manufactured

    NDC 17478-050-05Reverified

    Unavailable

Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company1 presentation · 1 limited

Contact (FDA's listing): 844-646-4398

  • 50 ug/1 mL

    Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)

    Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery: October 2026; Estimated Recovery: December 2026; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay

    NDC 0409-3382-21Revised

    Limited Availability

What the manufacturers told FDA

  • Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company · ‘Limited Supply Available. Next Delivery: October 2026; Estimated Recovery: December 2026; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay’ · updated Oct 2026

More on FDA ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Reason for the shortage (FDASIA)

  • Other

As reported by the manufacturer under the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.

Alternatives

FDA lists none: “Providing a list of alternative drug products for a drug in shortage is part of the ‘practice of medicine.’ FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine.” Your prescriber or pharmacist can talk through options with you. ASHP also tracks shortages and suggested alternatives (different criteria) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Questions

Is Sufentanil Citrate Injection in shortage?
Yes. As of Oct 24, 2026, FDA lists Sufentanil Citrate Injection as currently in shortage: 4 presentations, 3 unavailable and 1 limited.
When will the Sufentanil Citrate Injection shortage end?
FDA gives no end date. 1 presentation carry a manufacturer’s own estimate, quoted on this page with its date.
Does FDA list alternatives to Sufentanil Citrate Injection?
No. FDA calls a list of alternatives part of the ‘practice of medicine’. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber.