Table 1.

Frequently requested medications involved in drug shortages or overstock requests

Example of top 10 medications involved with drug shortage requests	Example of top 10 medications involved with drug overstocking/low demand requests
Analgesic, non-opioid, fentanyl injection, rectal diazepam	Everolimus, tacrolimus
Antimicrobial (abelcet, vancomycin, meropenem, metronidazole, clindamycin injection, cefuroxime, cefotaxime), pyrimethamine, antiretroviral: ritonavir 100 mg	Antimicrobial (cefuroxime injection, erythromycin syrup, erythromycin eye ointment, flucloxacillin oral suspension, amikacin, moxifloxacin, teicoplanin), antiretroviral: efavirenz
Corticosteroids (prednisolone)	Fluticasone inhaler 250 mcg, budesonide nasal spray, citrizine syrup
Magnesium sulfate injection, sodium bicarbonate	Bumetanide, furosemide oral
Recombinant factor viii, fibrinogen, protein c concentrate	Recombinant factor viia, alteplase 50 mg injection
Clopidogrel	Chloralhydrate solution
Furosemide injection	Ethionamide oral
Iron products	Phenytoin 100 mg tablet
Chemotherapy: clofarabine, cladribine, azacitadine, irinotecan, fludarabine, methotrexate, asparaginase products	Chemotherapy: cytarabine, ifosphamide, doxorubicin, ibrutinib
Epinephrine intramuscular and norepinephrine injection	Terbinafine