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(Note: Drugs are also withdrawn from the market due to health risks, and we do not compound medications that were discontinued due to safety concerns.)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

Current Shortages:
Acetaminophen Suppositories
Alprostadil (Caverject®)
Armour Thyroid®
Disulfuram (Antabuse®) Tablets
Metformin HCl 100 mg/ml Oral Solution
Metronidazole Tablets
Mexiliene Capsules
Oxsoralen®
Sinemet® (carbidopa-levodopa) 25 mg/100 mg Tablets
Tamiflu® Suspension

Shortages of Injections, Ophthalmic Preparations, and other Sterile Medications:
Amikacin 50 mg/ml Injection
Arginine HCl 100 mg/ml Injection Solution (PF)
Dapiprazole 0.5% Opththalmic Solution
Furosemide 50 mg/ml Injection
Leucovorin 10 mg/ml Injection (PF)
Succinylcholine Chloride Injection Solution
Sulfacetamide Ophthalmic Ointment
Urokinase® 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
Meclan® Cream
Midrin®
Minocycline Suspension
Mycelex-G® Vaginal Tablets
Negatan®
Nystatin Suspension
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.