sildenafil citrate - medicine shortage information

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If you are having difficulty obtaining a medicine that has been prescribed to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. In most cases your doctor and pharmacist will know about the possible substitute medicines to continue your care.

In some cases the Supply Detail section below will provide information about the special arrangements that are in place for your health professional to prescribe or supply a substitute medicine. These may include reference to Special Access Scheme or "Under section 19A"

Product details Supply Impact Dates Further Details
APO-SILDENAFIL sildenafil (as citrate) 50mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 164813
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Apotex Pty Ltd

Phone:
02 8877 8333

Deletion from market:
15 Sep 2019

Status:
Discontinued

Patient impact:
Medium

Availability:
Available

Reason:
Commercial Changes

TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS SILDENAFIL sildenafil (as citrate) 100mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 164818
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Apotex Pty Ltd

Phone:
02 8877 8333

Deletion from market:
26 May 2019

Status:
Discontinued

Patient impact:
Medium

Availability:
Unavailable

Reason:
Commercial Changes

CHEMMART SILDENAFIL sildenafil (as citrate) 100mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 164821
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Apotex Pty Ltd

Phone:
02 8877 8333

Deletion from market:
16 Jun 2019

Status:
Discontinued

Patient impact:
Medium

Availability:
Available

Reason:
Commercial Changes

APO-SILDENAFIL sildenafil (as citrate) 25mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 164811
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Apotex Pty Ltd

Phone:
02 8877 8333

Deletion from market:
10 May 2019

Status:
Discontinued

Patient impact:
Medium

Availability:
Available

Reason:
Other

TGA Management Actions:
The sponsor has advised that this product will be replaced by SILDENAFIL APOTEX Sildenafil (as citrate) 25 mg film coated tablet blister pack AUST R 186300.

VASAFIL 25 sildenafil (as citrate) 25 mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 172073
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Arrow Pharma Pty Ltd

Phone:
1300 927 769

From
29 Nov 2019
to
19 Jun 2020

Status:
Current

Patient impact:
Low

Availability:
Unavailable

Reason:
Other

SILDENAFIL SANDOZ sildenafil (as citrate) 50 mg tablet blister pack
AUST R: 148567
Active ingredients:
sildenafil citrate

Sponsor:
Sandoz Pty Ltd

Phone:
1800726369

From
02 Feb 2020
to
14 Mar 2020

Status:
Current

Patient impact:
Low

Availability:
Unavailable

Reason:
Manufacturing