Compounding Pharmacy Responds to
Prescription Drug Shortages

44 percent of the representative hospitals contacted reported shortages of more than 21 drugs at that time. 63 percent of those hospitals reported that in some cases, patients didn't receive the recommended treatment; 10 percent said that problem occurred frequently. The critical shortages of lifesaving drugs are threatening hospital care in America today, delaying patient treatment and limiting the medicines doctors can prescribe and the anesthetics they can use to perform surgery. Compounding Pharmacist can respond to these shortages with alternatives, CALL MD Custom Rx, 262.373.1050 today!

Examples of Current Drug Shortages

New shortages are occurring everyday. Please contact MDCustomRX, CALL 262-373-1050, with any questions you have and for further details regarding specific shortages in Wisconsin.
Updated -8/1/2012

Acetaminophen Suppositories
Acetylcysteine 20% Inhalation Solution
Achromycin Ointment - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Actifed, Actifed-C Liquid - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Alprostadil Injection
Amikacin Injection
Aminophylline Capsules
Ammonium Chloride Injection
Amosan Oral Powder – This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Aquasol A
Arginine HCl 100mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
Armour Thyroid
Azulfidine Liquid - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Betamethasone Acetate/Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection Suspension
Betamethasone Oral Solution
Buprenorphine Injection
Bupivacaine HCl Injection
Butazolidin - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Butorphanol Injection
Cafergot Tablets (caffeine and ergotamine) - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Caffeine and Ergotamine Tartrate Capsule
Calcium Chloride Injection
Chloral Hydrate Oral Solution
Chlorpromazine Oral Solution and Suppositories- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Chlortrimeton Solution- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Chromic Chloride Injection
Cocaine Topical Solution
Cortef Suspension- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Cromolyn- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Decaspray- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Desmopressin Injection
Desmopressin Intranasal
Desonide Otic- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Dexamethasone (various) - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Dextrose Injection
Diazepam Injection
Dilantin Suspension- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Diltiazem Injection
Diphenhydramine HCl 50mg/mL Injection Solution
Dipyridamole Injection
Disulfuram Tablets
Epinephrine Injectio
Ergotamine Tartrate 1mg/Caffeine 100mg Capsules
Etoposide Injection
Famotidine 10mg/mL IV Injection Solution
Fentanyl 50mcg/mL Injection
Fluorouracil 50mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
Furosemide 50mg/mL Injection
Gentamicin 40mg/mL Injection Solution
Hyaluronidase 150 U/mL Injection Solution (PF)
Hydergine Liquid- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Hydromorphone PF Injection
Indomethacin Suppositories- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Isoniazid Injection
Isoniazid Liquid- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Ketorolac Injection
Leucovorin Calcium Injection
Levorphanol 2mg Tablets
Levsin/Pb- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Lidocaine Injection
Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection
Lorazepam 2mg/mL and 4mg/mL Injection
Magnesium Sulfate Injection
Mannitol Injection
Mebendazole Capsules - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Meclan Cream- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Metformin HCl 100mg/mL Oral Solution
Methazolamide
Methazolamide Tablets
Methocarbamol 100mg/mL Injection
Methocarbamol IV
Methylene Blue 10mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
Methylphenidate HCl Capsules
Methylpyrazole (4-) 50 mg/mL Injection Solution (Canine)
Metoclopramide Injection
Metronidazole Tablets
Midazolam Injection
Midrin (isometheptene, acetaminophen, and dichloralphenazone) - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Minocycline Suspension- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Mitomycin Injection
Morphine Sulfate Injection
Multi-Vitamin Infusion (adult and pediatric)
Mycelex-G Vaginal Tablets- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Nalbuphine Injection
Naltrexone Oral Tablets
Naloxone
Negatan- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Neomycin Sulfate 25 mg/mL Oral Solution
Nortriptyline Oral Solution - This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Nystatin 100,000 U Vaginal Suppository
Nystatin Sispension- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Ondansetron Injection
Ondansetron Injection, 2mg/mL
Orphenadrine Citrate Injection
Oxsoralen (methoxsalen) 1% topical lotion
Oxytocin Injection, USP (synthetic)
Panafil ointment
Paregoric Liquid has been removed from the market completely CALL MD Custom Rx for compounded alternatives
Phenobarbital Oral Solution
Phentolamine Mesylate 5mg/mL Injection Solution (PF)
Phytonadione Injectable Emulsion (Vitamin K)
Potassium Chloride Injection 2mEq/mL
Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid Oral Solution
Potassium Phosphate
Procainamide HCl Injection
Prochlorperazine Injection
Promethazine HCl Injection Solution
Robaxisal- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Secretin Injection
Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa) 25mg/100mg Tablets
Sodium Acetate Injection
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Injection Solution (PF)
Sodium Chloride 23.4%
Sodium Lactate Injection
Sodium Nitrite Injection
Sodium Nitrite/Sodium Thiosulfate Injection
Sodium Thiosulfate Injection
Succinylcholine Chloride Injection Solution
Sufentanil Injection
Sulfacetamide Ophthalmic Ointment
Sulfadimethoxine Capsules
Sulfamethoxazole 80mg / trimethoprim 16mg Injection
Tetracycline Capsules
Thioridazine Suspension- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Tobramycin Solution for Injection
Topicycline- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Triamcinolone Acetonide- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Trimethobenzamide Suppositories- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Tromethamine Injection
Urokinase Injection
Vancomycin Liquid- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Vitamin A Palmitate 50,000 Units/mL Injection Emulsion
Vitamin B-6 Injection
Vitamin B-12 Injection
Whitfield’s Ointment- This commercial product has been discontinued. MD Custom Rx can compound an alternative preparation.
Zinc Sulfate Injection