# 0409-3382-21 · Sufentanil Citrate Injection · Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 0409-3382-21 · Sufentanil Citrate Injection · Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company, package ndc is 0409-3382-21; generic name is Sufentanil Citrate Injection; manufacturer is Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company; status is Current; availability now is Unavailable, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Package NDC:** 0409-3382-21 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Sufentanil Citrate Injection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Status:** Current _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Availability now:** Unavailable _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA note:** Next Delivery: August 2026; Estimated Recovery: September 2026; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 05/03/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/24/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 1582 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Reason for shortage:** Other _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Dosage form:** Injection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Therapeutic category:** Analgesia/Addiction _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> "initial_posting_date": "05/03/2022", "package_ndc": "0409-3382-21", "generic_name": "Sufentanil Citrate Injection", "contact_info": "844-646-4398", "availability": "Unavailable", "related_info": "Next Delivery: August 2026; Estimated Recovery: September 2026; Shortage per Manufacturer: Manufacturing Delay"

## 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": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

### Reason for shortage

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Analgesia/Addiction", "Pediatric" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Sufentanil Citrate, Injection, 50 ug/1 mL (NDC 0409-3382-21)", "company_name": "Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company", "shortage_reason": "Other", "status": "Current"

## The same source also states

> "initial_posting_date": "05/03/2022", "package_ndc": "0409-3382-21", "generic_name": "Sufentanil Citrate Injection", "contact_info": "844-646-4398", "availability": "Available"

Source: https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Hospira,%20Inc.,%20a%20Pfizer%20Company%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Sufentanil%20Citrate%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Hospira,%20Inc.,%20a%20Pfizer%20Company%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Sufentanil%20Citrate%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-09-04.
Part of [FDA drug shortage duration tracker](https://referencesource.org/drug-shortage-duration-tracker/).