As of year-end of 2024, there were five drugs in the United States which were in shortage for more than 10 years. All of these drugs are on the WHO/FDA list of essential medicines. Fentanyl citrate in injectable dosage form was among them, at a price of 1.34 U.S. dollars per unit.
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United States Pharmacopeia. (May 7, 2025). Drugs that are in shortage for over 10 years in the United States as of December 2024, by price per unit (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/
United States Pharmacopeia. "Drugs that are in shortage for over 10 years in the United States as of December 2024, by price per unit (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 7, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/
United States Pharmacopeia. (2025). Drugs that are in shortage for over 10 years in the United States as of December 2024, by price per unit (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/
United States Pharmacopeia. "Drugs That Are in Shortage for over 10 Years in The United States as of December 2024, by Price per Unit (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 May 2025, /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/
United States Pharmacopeia, Drugs that are in shortage for over 10 years in the United States as of December 2024, by price per unit (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Drugs that are in shortage for over 10 years in the United States as of December 2024, by price per unit (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], United States Pharmacopeia, May 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1619708/us-drugs-in-shortage-for-more-than-10-years/
