Definition of "backorder" [backorder]

• An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again. (noun)

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• "More than 70% of our plasma revenues are outside the U.S. where growth on a constant currency basis was 20% and offset lower sales in the U.S. The 6% decline in the U.S. was driven by a short-term backorder situation for ARALAST and the impact of higher rebates on FEIBA due to a significant increase in patients reimbursed by Medicaid."
• "The release of this product to the market place is very timely, given that the innovator product is currently on long-term backorder (source: www. fda.gov)."
• "Forest (which makes Armour), and RLC Labs (which makes Nature-Throid and Westhroid) are both on long-term backorder for their product."