Table 2.
Comparison of Antimicrobial Agents, Vaccines, and Immune Globulin Reported to Be in Shortage in Three Surveys of Infectious Diseases Physicians in 1999 and 2011 With Those Reported in 2016 (in Decreasing Order of Frequency)a
| Shortages Reported in 1999 [2] | Shortages Reported in 2011 [9] |
Shortages Reported in 2016 (Current Study) |
|---|---|---|
| Penicillin G | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | Piperacillin-tazobactam |
| Meropenem | Amikacin | Ampicillin-sulbactam |
| Ticarcillin-clavulanate | Foscarnet | Meropenem |
| Cefazolin | Aztreonam | Cefotaxime |
| Gentamicin | Cefotetan | Doxycycline (tablets or capsules) |
| Nafcillin-oxacillin | Posaconazole | Imipenem |
| Penicillin G | Acyclovir | |
| Erythromycin | Amikacin | |
| Acyclovir (tablets or capsules) | Pyrimethamine | |
| Oseltamivir (oral suspension) | Inactivated influenza vaccine | |
| Yellow fever vaccine | Yellow fever vaccine | |
| Intravenous immune globulin | Typhoid vaccine | |
| Inactivated influenza vaccine |
aAll antimicrobial agents are injections unless otherwise noted.