# 71288-505-03 · Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection · Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 71288-505-03 · Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection · Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., package ndc is 71288-505-03; generic name is Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection; manufacturer is Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc; status is Current; availability now is Available, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Package NDC:** 71288-505-03 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Status:** Current _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Availability now:** Available _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 04/10/2021 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/27/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 1970 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Dosage form:** Injection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Therapeutic category:** Anesthesia _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> "initial_posting_date": "04/10/2021", "package_ndc": "71288-505-03", "generic_name": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection", "contact_info": "844-824-8426", "availability": "Available"

## 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": "08/27/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 ug/1 mL (NDC 71288-505-03)", "company_name": "Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/27/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 ug/1 mL (NDC 71288-505-03)", "company_name": "Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/27/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 ug/1 mL (NDC 71288-505-03)", "company_name": "Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/27/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 ug/1 mL (NDC 71288-505-03)", "company_name": "Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/27/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Anesthesia" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Injection, 100 ug/1 mL (NDC 71288-505-03)", "company_name": "Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.", "status": "Current"

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Meitheal%20Pharmaceuticals,%20Inc.%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Dexmedetomidine%20Hydrochloride%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/).