# 0338-0004-04 · Sterile Water Irrigant · Baxter Healthcare — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 0338-0004-04 · Sterile Water Irrigant · Baxter Healthcare, package ndc is 0338-0004-04; generic name is Sterile Water Irrigant; manufacturer is Baxter Healthcare; status is Current; availability now is Limited Availability, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01; source re-checked 2026-09-10.

- **Package NDC:** 0338-0004-04 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Sterile Water Irrigant _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Baxter Healthcare _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Status:** Current _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Availability now:** Limited Availability _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA note:** Estimated recovery: September 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 04/28/2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/17/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 1222 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Reason for shortage:** Demand increase for the drug _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Dosage form:** Irrigant _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Therapeutic category:** Gastroenterology _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> "initial_posting_date": "04/28/2023", "package_ndc": "0338-0004-04", "generic_name": "Sterile Water Irrigant", "contact_info": "888-229-0001", "availability": "Limited Availability", "related_info": "Estimated recovery: September 2026"

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Manufacturer

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Reason for shortage

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/17/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Gastroenterology", "Other", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Irrigant", "presentation": "Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)", "company_name": "Baxter Healthcare", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Baxter%20Healthcare%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Sterile%20Water%20Irrigant%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

Last verified: 2026-09-10. Review by: 2026-09-13.
Part of [FDA drug shortage duration tracker](https://referencesource.org/drug-shortage-duration-tracker/).