Amino Acid Injection
Injection
Current Active — Day 1983
High impact — Only one manufacturer supplies this drug; any disruption leaves no immediate alternative source.
FDA shortage record
- Substance
- Amino Acid Injection
- Manufacturer
- B. Braun Medical Inc.
- Dosage form
- Injection
- Presentation
- Plenamine, Injection, 0.15 (NDC 0264-4500-00)
- Therapeutic category
- Gastroenterology
- Package NDC
0264-4500-00- Initially posted
- 12/08/2020
- Days on shortage list
- 1983
- Current FDA status
- Current
- Shortage entries (current dataset)
- 1 record for Amino Acid Injection
Reason and context
On allocation
Manufacturer contact
Per the FDA record, the manufacturer's contact for supply inquiries is 800-227-2862.
If you're affected by this shortage
- Talk to your prescribing clinician or pharmacist about therapeutic alternatives. Do not switch medications on your own.
- Ask your pharmacy to check supply across multiple wholesalers and other branches.
- Check current pharmacy pricing and availability via GoodRx (affiliate link).
- Report a continuing supply problem to FDA via the FDA Drug Shortages contact form.
Sources
- FDA Drug Shortages database, accessed via the openFDA Drug Shortages API.
- See the Drug Shortage Tracker methodology for sourcing, update cadence, normalization rules, and limits.
Important
This page reproduces publicly available FDA shortage data for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and does not establish a clinician-patient relationship. Shortage status changes frequently; verify directly with your pharmacist or the FDA Drug Shortages site before making any treatment decision.