Archive of Drug Notices

The pages linked below are retained for archival purposes only and may not reflect current situations.

Doxycycline and Tetracycline Shortage Update (March 1, 2013)
Metronidazole Shortage (February 15, 2011)
Update - CDC Guidance on Shortage of Erythromycin (0.5%) Ophthalmic Ointment (March 4, 2010)
Update on Acyclovir Shortage (February 11, 2010)
Availability of Cefixime 400 mg Tablets — United States, April 2008, MMWR (April 25, 2008)
- Dear Colleague Letter
Dear Colleague Letter - Availability of Bicillin® L-A for treatment of syphilis (August 22, 2005)
Oral Alternatives to Cefixime for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Neisseria gonorrhoeae Urogenital Infections (Updated April 30, 2004)
Notice to Readers: Update on Spectinomycin Availability in the United States - MMWR (August 3, 2001)
Notice to Readers: Shortage of Spectinomycin - MMWR (June 8, 2001)
Alternatives to Spectinomycin for the Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (June 8, 2001)
Erythromycin Treatment Associated with Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (December 1999)
Alternatives to intravenous penicillin G for specific infections (October 1999)