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dexmedetomidine hydrochloride · Injection

17 marketed package NDCs · 6 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 4 ug/mL · Injection, Solution · #10 bottles/tray / 100 ml in 1 bottle · 4 ug/mL · Injection, Solution · #10 vials/carton / 20 ml in 1 vial · 4 ug/mL · Injection, Solution · #20 bottles/tray / 50 ml in 1 bottle

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “other.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for dexmedetomidine hydrochloride, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • Mfr exited
    Slayback Pharma LLC · dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
  • New shortageby this manufacturer
    Somerset Therapeutics, LLC's Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (Injection, 100 ug/1 mL) is newly in shortage31 companies market dexmedetomidine hydrochloride · 16 have products in shortage
  • New shortageby this manufacturer
    Somerset Therapeutics, LLC's Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (Injection, 100 ug/1 mL) is newly in shortage31 companies market dexmedetomidine hydrochloride · 16 have products in shortage

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.

Common questions

Is Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride?
31 companies have marketed Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.

Shortage reports for this molecule

  • Planned discontinuationDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 4 ug/1 mL (NDC 71225-126-05)Jun 5, 2026
  • Planned discontinuationDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 4 ug/1 mL (NDC 71225-126-06)Jun 5, 2026
  • In shortage nowDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 200 mcg/50 mL (4 ug/1 mL) (NDC 52536-125-10)Apr 10, 2020
  • In shortage nowDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 200 mcg/50 mL (4 ug/1 mL) (NDC 72572-127-10)Apr 10, 2020
  • In shortage nowDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 200 ug/50 mL (NDC 0338-9555-24)Apr 10, 2020
  • In shortage nowDexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 400 mcg/100 mL (4 ug/1 mL) (NDC 52536-126-08)Apr 10, 2020

All marketed products

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