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# Guide on Reporting Animal Drug Shortages
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-reporting-animal-drug-shortages/
- Published: 2023-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:31:59.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5154453

FDA has issued a [final guidance](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cvm-gfi-271-reporting-and-mitigating-animal-drug-shortages?ref=fdaweb.com) entitled “Reporting and Mitigating Animal Drug Shortages.” The document provides recommendations on the information sponsors should submit to CVM to report and mitigate animal drug shortages. The agency notes that while reporting animal drug shortages is voluntary, receiving information about shortages allows it to work with sponsors in a timely sensitive manner to help avoid or mitigate a shortage. “Information that is submitted to FDA will not be disclosed except in accordance with applicable disclosure law, which includes restrictions on the release of confidential commercial information and trade secrets,” FDA says. Sponsors should submit relevant information via email to AnimalDrugShortages@fda.hhs.gov as soon as they become aware of a potential problem.