US Drug Shortages (FDA)

Which drugs are in shortage right now? FDA shortage status, reasons and availability — with formulary watchlists for pharmacies and clinics.

For pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, telehealth, distributors and patients. Free: check one drug. Pro: full shortage lists and 100-drug formulary watches.

Tools

• shortage_check (free) — FREE. Is this drug in shortage in the US? FDA shortage status for a generic or brand name — top 3 presentations.
• shortage_list (Pro) — PRO. All current (or resolved) shortages, optionally by therapeutic category (e.g. 'Oncology', 'Anesthesia').
• formulary_watch (Pro) — PRO. Check up to 100 drugs on your formulary/stock list against current FDA shortages.

Live free example

shortage_check {"drug":"amoxicillin"}

{
  "drug": "amoxicillin",
  "in_shortage": false,
  "entries": 0,
  "top_3": [],
  "pro": "Full shortage lists by category/status, formulary watchlists, new shortages feed: https://us-drug-shortages-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/buy",
  "disclaimer": "From the FDA drug shortages database via openFDA. Availability changes quickly; confirm with suppliers and FDA. Not medical advice."
}

Connect (MCP)

Add https://us-drug-shortages-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/mcp to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client (Streamable HTTP, no login for the free tier). Subscribers pass access_token or Authorization: Bearer.

Important

From the FDA drug shortages database via openFDA. Availability changes quickly; confirm with suppliers and FDA. Not medical advice.

Data sources & licences

• openFDA drug shortages endpoint (FDA), public domain

For AI agents

llms.txt · server card · pricing.json · POST /checkout → checkout URL · GET /token?session_id= → access token.

More US data MCPs

Save with US bundles: us-mcp-bundles · GitHub hub.

Contact & cancelling

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