This server has a remotely hosted endpoint. Open its connector listing for connection details, authentication requirements, and setup instructions:
The FDA drug shortage list for AI assistants. Ask whether a drug is in shortage right now, by generic name, brand name or NDC, and get the live FDA status, availability and reason.
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It reads the FDA Drug Shortages database through the openFDA API at call time. It needs no API key.
Tool | What it returns |
| FDA shortage listings for a generic name, brand name or active ingredient, grouped by product, with counts by status and availability, shortage reasons, companies, package presentations and dates. A brand name match is widened to every listing of the same generic product. |
| FDA shortage status for one package NDC or product NDC, with related packages of the same product. |
| The FDA drug shortage list, most recently updated first, by status and therapeutic category. |
| How many shortage listings there are now, by status, therapeutic category, shortage reason or distinct product. |
Every result has structured JSON, a one-paragraph summary, as_of, source (the exact openFDA request), the FDA database page and more (a page on mcpstamp.com).
Related MCP server: Unofficial FDA MCP Server
Which drugs FDA lists as in shortage today. Shortages start and end every week, and openFDA refreshes the list daily.
Package level detail. Each listing is one NDC from one company, with its own availability and update date.
Whether a shortage was resolved or the product is being discontinued, with the date and the FDA note.
Paste this URL. No token, no sign-up. It works now.
https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http drug-shortages https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcpClaude Desktop adds remote servers under Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. Paste the URL above.
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"drug-shortages": { "url": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp" }
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"drug-shortages": { "type": "http", "url": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp" }
}
}The npm package is not published yet. After it is, run it locally with Node 20 or newer:
claude mcp add drug-shortages -- npx -y drug-shortage-list-mcp"Is Adderall still in shortage?"
"Which oncology drugs are on the FDA shortage list right now?"
"Is NDC 0641-6059-01 in shortage?"
"How many drugs are in shortage in the US today?"
"Was the clonazepam shortage resolved?"
Full list with fetch dates in DATA_SOURCES.md.
Shortage listings from the openFDA drug shortages endpoint, which publishes the FDA Drug Shortages database.
FDA lists shortages it has confirmed. A drug can be hard to find at one pharmacy without being on the FDA list, and the answer says so.
openFDA states that its data are not validated for clinical use. Check with a pharmacist before changing any medication.
Without a key, openFDA allows 240 requests per minute and 1,000 per day per IP address. The tool returns a clear error when the limit is reached.
A search returns at most 100 listings per call. Totals still come from the full database.
More MCP servers that answer questions your assistant cannot answer alone are on mcpstamp.com.
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npm install
npm test # builds, then runs the fixture tests and an offline stdio test
node scripts/stdio-transcript.mjs # live stdio round trip, writes .live/stdio-transcript.jsonlMIT
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Which drugs are in shortage right now? FDA shortage status, reasons and availability.
US medication lookup: drug search, forms and strengths, NDC/RxCUI, recalls, shortages.
Live US drug acquisition costs (CMS NADAC) for AI assistants. Free, no auth, weekly data.
Look up drug names, RxCUIs, ingredients and interactions in RxNorm.