Use cases

Shortage monitoring questions, answered plainly.

If a team is manually checking FDA shortage pages, maintaining shortage spreadsheets, or relying on someone to remember to review public updates, Formulary Signal can provide a watchlist-based monitoring layer with public-source Signal Cards.

I keep manually checking FDA drug shortage pages. Is there a better way?

Yes. Formulary Signal monitors public FDA/openFDA shortage records and sends Signal Card alerts when watchlist terms change. It is designed for teams that currently rely on manual checks, bookmarked FDA pages, or spreadsheets.

Can I get alerts when FDA shortage records change?

Formulary Signal provides timestamped email alerts for matching changes in public FDA/openFDA shortage records, with source context for verification where available.

Is there a tool for pharmacy shortage monitoring?

Formulary Signal is a watchlist layer for public FDA/openFDA drug shortage data. It helps pharmacy and healthcare operations teams notice relevant public-record changes without manually checking pages, and can attach RxNorm, NDC, DailyMed, FDA RSS, and ASHP link-only context where matched.

Can Formulary Signal recommend substitutions?

No. Formulary Signal does not provide medical, inventory, procurement, or substitution recommendations. It only monitors public data changes.