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During the next three months, 31 new, commonly used medications, will be in short supply throughout Australia, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). These medications include commonly prescribed antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, antispasmodics for incontinence, birth control pills, endometriosis drugs, angina drugs, anti-inflammatories, blood pressure beta blockers and cancer medications.
If you have trouble finding these medications for yourself, your patients or your customers talk to us – we may be able to help.
As a fully licensed compounding pharmacist we can make up medications from scratch, in our purpose-built laboratory, during times of short supply. We use only the highest quality raw ingredients, sourced from reputable suppliers and rigorously tested for purity and safety.
By turning to compounded medication, rather than an alternative and sometimes inferior drug, you or your patient can continue treatment uninterrupted and complications that may arise from starting on a new medication can be avoided.
| MEDICATION ANTICIPATED TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY: | Shortage expected from: |
| Vinblastine sulfate DBL VINBLASTINE INJECTION Vinblastine sulfate 10mg/10mL injection vial | 03 June 2022 |
| Ertapenem INVANZ ertapenem (as sodium) 1g powder for injection vial | 18 May 2022 |
| Paclitaxel ANZATAX paclitaxel 300mg/50mL injection vial | 04 July 2022 |
| Benzylpenicillin sodium BENPEN benzylpenicillin (as sodium) 1.2g powder for injection vial | 16 May 2022 |
| Oxybutynin hydrochloride DITROPAN oxybutynin hydrochloride 5mg tablet bottle | 01 June 2022 |
| Ethinylestradiol / levonorgestrel MONOFEME levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol tablet blister pack | 01 June 2022 |
| Cetrimide / chlorhexidine gluconate CHLORHEXIDINE 0.05% Cetrimide 0.5% irrigation solution ampoule | 15 May 2022 |
| Ertapenem sodium ERTAPENEM JUNO ertapenem (as sodium) 1 g powder for injection vial | 10 May 2022 |
| Vancomycin hydrochloride VANCOMYCIN JUNO vancomycin (as hydrochloride) 1 g powder for injection vial | 25 May 2022 |
| Rocuronium bromide DBL ROCURONIUM BROMIDE INJECTION rocuronium bromide 50mg/5mL injection solution vial | 01 June 2022 |
| Nicorandil APO-NICORANDIL nicorandil 10 mg tablet blister pack | 22 July 2022 |
| Nicorandil APO-NICORANDIL nicorandil 20 mg tablet blister pack | 20 May 2022 |
| Morphine sulfate pentahydrate MORPHINE MR APOTEX morphine sulfate pentahydrate 30 mg modified release tablet blister packs | 08 July 2022 |
| Meloxicam MELOBIC 15 meloxicam 15 mg tablets blister pack | 06 May 2022 |
| Meloxicam MELOBIC 7.5 meloxicam 7.5 mg tablets blister pack | 06 May 2022 |
| Carvedilol APO-CARVEDILOL carvedilol 25 mg tablet blister pack | 10 June 2022 |
| Hydrocortisone sodium succinate SOLU-CORTEF ACT-O-VIAL hydrocortisone (as sodium succinate) 250mg powder for injection and diluent dual-chamber vial | 01 May 2022 |
| Isosorbide mononitrate APO-ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE 60 mg modified release tablet blister pack | 06 May 2022 |
| Rizatriptan benzoate RIZATRIPTAN ODT APOTEX rizatriptan (as benzoate) 10 mg orally disintegrating tablet blister pack | 13 May 2022 |
| Benzylpenicillin sodium BENPEN benzylpenicillin (as sodium) 3g powder for injection vial | 11 May 2022 |
| Clevidipine CLEVIPREX clevidipine, 25 mg in 50 mL injectable emulsion, Single Use Vials | 12 May 2022 |
| Paclitaxel ABRAXANE nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel 100 mg powder for injection (suspension) vial | 01 June 2022 |
| Imipramine hydrochloride TOFRANIL 25 imipramine hydrochloride 25mg tablet blister pack | 02 May 2022 |
| Amoxicillin trihydrate potassium clavulanate AMCLAVOX DUO FORTE 875/125, amoxicillin (as trihydrate) 875 mg and clavulanic acid (as potassium) 125 mg tablets blister pack | 06 May 2022 |
| Fluoxetine hydrochloride BTC FLUOXETINE 20mg fluoxetine (as hydrochloride) 20 mg capsules blister pack | 08 Jul 2022 |
| Latanoprost APO-LATANOPROST latanoprost 50 microgram/mL eye drops bottle | 13 May 2022 |
| Methotrexate DBL METHOTREXATE 50mg/2mL injection BP vial | 05 May 2022 |
| Bivalirudin Bivalirudin APOTEX bivalirudin (as trifluoroacetate) 250mg powder for injection vial | 06 May 2022 |
| Moclobemide APO-MOCLOBEMIDE moclobemide 150mg tablet blister pack | 22 July 2022 |
| Nivolumab OPDIVO nivolumab 40 mg in 4 mL (10 mg/mL) concentrated solution for IV infusion vial | 20 May 2022 |
| Isosorbide mononitrate ISOBIDE MR isosorbide mononitrate 60mg modified release tablet blister pack | 20 May 2022 |
For more information on compounding medication during times of drug shortages, contact National Custom Compounding on 1300 731 755 or [email protected]