Is there a shortage of Avelumab?

No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).

Has Avelumab been recalled?

No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.

1 company lists prescription products of Avelumab in the FDA NDC Directory, including EMD Serono, Inc..

Avelumab (Bavencio): uses, warnings, recalls

Official FDA data, not advice

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Quick answers

Is there a shortage of Avelumab?: No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
Has Avelumab been recalled?: No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Who makes Avelumab?: 1 company lists prescription products of Avelumab in the FDA NDC Directory, including EMD Serono, Inc..

What Avelumab is used for

We did not find an “Indications and Usage” section in the FDA labels for this medicine.

This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.

Forms and how it is given

Dosage forms	Injection, solution, concentrate
Route	Intravenous
Prescription products	1 in the FDA NDC Directory
Brand names	Bavencio

Companies that list this medicine

Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.

EMD Serono, Inc.1 product

FDA approval history

BLA: Biologics License Application: how a biologic medicine (made from living cells) is approved.

Brand and biologic applications
Application	Sponsor	Approved	Later changes approved
BLA761049 BAVENCIO	Emd Serono Inc	March 23, 2017	13, latest August 31, 2026 2026: Labeling · 2025: Labeling · 2024: Labeling

Shortage status

The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.

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Recalls

No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

Official identifiers

FDA labels (SPL)	0
FDA applications	BLA761049
Active ingredients (FDA)	AVELUMAB

Sources

NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026

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