Drug Shortage Tracker

2026 Adderall Shortage Info *Mods*: *feel free to delete, but I couldn't find a post within the past month that had good information about the current Adderall shortage (the one linked in the Automod comment is from 3 years ago).* Well fam, I guess we're doing this again. Looks like the Iran war (and/or other causes) are causing a national (USA) shortage of Adderall, specifically \*generic XR\* (and some shortages of generic IR as well). Called around to all my local CVS and Kroger pharmacies - they're all on back order for \*months\* and say they're not receiving \*any\* shipments of generic Adderall XR at all. Thankfully I was able to find a small business / non-chain pharmacy that still had my 30mg XR in stock but they say they won't have it in stock for long, and likely won't be getting any shipments for awhile either. Note that the \*brand name\* Adderall seems like it's in stock just fine (but without insurance you'll be paying $200+ for that). Info / Links: \- [The Hill: "Pharmaceutical supply chains get tangled in war with Iran"](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5805149-iran-war-pharmaceutical-supply-chain/) \- [Adderall XR (generic) shortages by manufacturer](https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=863&loginreturnUrl=SSOCheckOnly) \- [Adderall IR (generic) shortages by manufacturer](https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=857)

How's the Adderall shortage treating y'all? For those of you prescribed Adderall or generic Adderall, or any other out-of-stock ADHD meds, how are you dealing with the shortage(s)? Are you doing alright? I'm struggling a bit. I was prescribed last summer, and I noticed I was getting more done but I didn't think I really felt much different. My pharmacy ran out in December, but I was recovering from surgery until the end of March so it wasn't a big deal. I was at home and on strict restrictions so I couldn't do anything anyhow. Switched pharmacies, got my scripts filled and went back to work first of April. Continued as usual. Now my new pharmacy is out of stock. I'm at work. I can not focus. I'm zoning out. I'm getting my work done, but its in spurts and sputters. I remember I had issues focusing before, I would start falling behind at work then power through a week's worth of paperwork in a day. But I don't remember it being this agonizingly painfully draining. If this is what it was like before diagnosis/meds, I have no idea how I got to where I am. Curious to see if this is a common feeling or how you guys are doing?

Adderall Shortage Frustration Hey, so for the first time since I have been diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed adderall, which was 8 years ago, I have absolutely no access to my medication due to the shortage. 2020 and 2023 were bad, but I still managed to find a pharmacy that had some in stock within a day or two. Now, there isn't a pharmacy that has it within 40 miles of me. I called the pharmacy in my parent's hometown in another state because it's in the middle of nowhere and doesn't have many customers anyway, only to find out it's the same deal. I've tried to find alternative stimulants, but those too are on backorder. This is pretty much ruining my life, the details of which I'd rather not discuss because of how frankly humiliating and depressing it is, and I'm just not sure where to go from here. You do everything right, you follow all the rules, you go to therapy, and at the end of day all those 8 years of self-work goes down the drain because of manufacturing quotas and someone deciding they wanted to start another war in the Middle East. I just needed to vent here because I am so incredibly exhausted from all of this and just want access to my medication again.

Once again, the Adderall shortage has left me no other options but to ask reddit Has anyone been able to successfully fill an Adderall XR 20mg prescription anywhere near Austin? I am not picky, I am willing to drive hours. But every pharmacy I've called in Pflugerville and Georgetown don't have it. Please help!

Insurance doesn't know what a stimulant is... After difficulty filling my Adderall prescription last month, I decided to try switching to Express Scripts. I'm meeting my doctor tomorrow, so I preemptively called my insurance to see if they would fill a 30-day prescription just in case my doctor doesn't want to write one for 90. Imagine my surprise when the customer service representative tells me that starting July 1st, my insurance will no longer fill Adderall through Express Scripts (spoiler alert for anyone freaking out: this is false). My flabber was gasted. Every time someone complains about the stimulant shortage, multiple comments recommend trying Express Scripts. How could I have missed this? I asked if there were any exceptions and was assured that no, this was a company-wide policy. I hung up and immediately began searching for all the angry Redditors that must be cursing Express Scripts to six ways to Sunday. I found... nothing. Zero threads panicking about being unable to find Adderall, zero thinkpieces about how this change would impact neurodivergent people, zero pro-tips on how to spread your stimulants as thin as possible. My bullshit detector was going off. I did the unspeakable and called customer service a second time. I get a different rep and I explained that I was really confused about this new policy because the benefits portal is still encouraging me to switch to Express Scripts at this very moment. They pull up their new Schedule II policy and confirm what the previous rep had said. The rep apologizes, saying Express Scripts is no longer filling any prescriptions for Schedule II opiods. "Opiods?" "Yes, ma'am, a lot of people are affected by these regulation changes." "Adderall is a stimulant." The rep put me on hold while they contacted someone from their pharmacy. When they came back they apologized profusely and said they had been mistaken, Adderall was not affected by this new policy and could be filled by Express Scripts for the foreseeable future. They then answered the question I'd *actually* called about. 😑 While the whole experience was beyond frustrating, I don't put much blame on the reps. The fact that two different reps gave me the same (wrong) information suggests to me that the company isn't properly training its reps. I'm just glad I trusted my gut enough to push back TWICE. I know in the past I would've just accepted the 1st answer and had to play pharmacy roulette for the rest of my life. But it's so annoying that insurance companies overwork & underpay the people who are responsible for fielding important questions regarding Healthcare. If theyre wrong, the consequences can be a nightmare.

Once again, the Adderall shortage has left me no other options but to ask reddit Has anyone been able to successfully fill an Adderall XR 20mg prescription anywhere near Austin? I am not picky, I am willing to drive hours. But every pharmacy I've called in Pflugerville and Georgetown don't have it. Please help!