Unavailable/Discontinued Medication
Medications may be commercially unavailable for a variety of reasons, the most common being: Back-oredered 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. Sometimes only certain does and dosage forms of a particular drug, or specific combinations are discontinued. We can also compound medications that are free of problem-causing additives such as sugar, alcohol, preservatives, dyes, and gluten.
SHORTAGES OF ORAL AND TOPICAL MEDICATIONS:
Acetaminophen Suppositories
Armour Thyroid®
Betamethasone 0.6 mg/5 mL Oral Syrup
Dichloralphenazone/Isometheptene/Acetaminophen capsules
Diclofenac gel (brand name Voltaren®)
Disulfuram (Antabuse®) Tablets
Ergotamine Tartrate 1 mg/Caffeine 100 mg Capsules
Mebendazole tablets (brand name Vermox®)
Metformin HCl 100 mg/ml Oral Solution
Methazolamide
Methylprednisolone
Metronidazole Tablets
Mexilitene Capsules
Neomycin Sulfate 25 mg/ml Oral Solution
Nystatin 100,000 U Suppository
Oxsoralen® (methoxsalen 1% topical lotion)
Panafil® ointment
Sinemet® (carbidopa-levodopa) 25 mg/100 mg Tablets
Sulfadimethoxine Capsules
Tetracycline capsules
SHORTAGES OF VETERINARY MEDICATIONS:
Cisapride
Ivermectin 3 mg
Selegiline
DISCONTINEUD 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
Meclan® Cream
Midrin®
Minocycline Suspension
Mycelex-G® Vaginal Tablets
Negatan®
Nystatin Suspension
Paregoric
Robaxisal®
Thioridazine Suspension
Topicycline®
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Trimethobenzamide Suppositories
Vancomycin Liquid
Whitfield’s Ointment