Check whether a drug is currently in shortage in the FDA Drug Shortages Database
Check whether a drug is currently in shortage in the FDA Drug Shortages Database, by generic/brand name or NDC. Returns the FDA status (Currently in Shortage / Resolved / To Be Discontinued), affected presentations, availability, FDA-published shortage reason, and posting dates. Public-domain FDA data via openFDA.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-18
1 of 1checks answered this week
574 msmedian answer time
$0.05listed price per call
$0.05price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 5 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.05 | 574 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"name": "Atropine Sulfate"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Generic or brand drug name, e.g. 'Atropine Sulfate'",
"type": "string"
},
"ndc": {
"description": "Package or product NDC, with or without dashes, e.g. '16729-525-08'",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}