# 0009-3073-22 · Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection · Pfizer Inc. — FDA drug shortage duration tracker

For 0009-3073-22 · Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection · Pfizer Inc., package ndc is 0009-3073-22; generic name is Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection; manufacturer is Pfizer Inc; status is Current; availability now is Unavailable, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Package NDC:** 0009-3073-22 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic name:** Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Manufacturer:** Pfizer Inc. _(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: September 2026; Estimated Recovery: December 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial posting date:** 12/15/2021 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Last update date:** 08/24/2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days in shortage:** 1721 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Reason for shortage:** Demand increase for the drug _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Dosage form:** Injection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Therapeutic category:** Rheumatology _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> "initial_posting_date": "12/15/2021", "package_ndc": "0009-3073-22", "generic_name": "Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection", "contact_info": "844-646-4398", "availability": "Unavailable", "related_info": "Next Delivery: September 2026; Estimated Recovery: December 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": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Status

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Last update date

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Reason for shortage

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Dosage form

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

### Therapeutic category

> "update_date": "08/24/2026", "therapeutic_category": [ "Rheumatology" ], "dosage_form": "Injection", "presentation": "Depo-medrol, Injection, 40 mg/1 mL (NDC 0009-3073-22)", "company_name": "Pfizer Inc.", "shortage_reason": "Demand increase for the drug", "status": "Current"

## The same source also states

> "initial_posting_date": "12/15/2021", "package_ndc": "0009-3073-22", "generic_name": "Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection", "contact_info": "844-646-4398", "availability": "Unavailable", "related_info": "Next Delivery: October 2026; Estimated Recovery: December 2026"

Source: https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Pfizer%20Inc.%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Methylprednisolone%20Acetate%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

## Source

- https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json?search=company_name%3A%22Pfizer%20Inc.%22+AND+generic_name%3A%22Methylprednisolone%20Acetate%20Injection%22+AND+status%3A%22Current%22&limit=1000

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-09-04.
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