This is the HPRA’s latest weekly update on medicines shortages. We publish this information each week to keep patients and healthcare professionals informed of current and resolved shortages.
We recognise that medicine shortages can be challenging for those who rely on medicines for their health and well-being. It is the case that for many medicines supplied in Ireland, there is more than one strength, form, pack size or brand available from different suppliers.
Your doctor or pharmacist will often be able to supply an alternative strength, form or product to ensure continuity of treatment if the medicine you have been taking is unavailable.
Resolved shortages
The following shortages have been resolved and supply has resumed to the Irish market:
| Product | Active Ingredient(s) |
| Actos 15 mg Tablet EU/1/00/150/001 CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH | Pioglitazone |
| Actos 45 mg Tablet EU/1/00/150/012 CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH | Pioglitazone |
| Artelac Preservative Free Single Dose Unit PA23259/004/002 Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | Hypromellose |
| Beclazone 100 micrograms CFC-Free Inhaler Pressurised Inhalation Solution PA0436/021/010 Norton Waterford | Beclometasone |
| Cellcept 250mg Hard Capsules EU/1/96/005/001 Roche Registration GmbH | Mycophenolate |
| Donepezil 10mg Film-coated Tablets PA2315/033/002 Accord Healthcare Ireland Ltd | Donepezil |
| Donesyn 5 mg film-coated tablet PA0126/183/001 Clonmel Healthcare Ltd | Donepezil |
| Eplerenone Rowex 25mg Film Coated Tablets PA0711/235/001 Rowex Ltd. | Eplerenone |
| Eplerenone Rowex 50 mg film-coated tablets PA0711/235/002 Rowex Ltd | Eplerenone |
| Estradot 75mcg/24 hours Transdermal Patch PA0896/010/003 Novartis Ireland Limited | Estradiol |
| Ezetimibe Rowa 10mg Tablets PA0074/074/001 Rowa Pharmaceuticals Limited | Ezetimibe |
| Genotropin MiniQuick 0.6mg powder and solvent for solution for injection PA0822/128/005 Pfizer Healthcare Ireland | Somatropin |
| Mirap 15mg Film Coated Tablets PA0711/062/001 Rowex Ltd | Mirtazapine |
| Omeprazole Pinewood 20 mg gastro-resistant capsules, hard Pinewood Laboratories Ltd PA0281/152/001 | Omeprazole |
| Opticrom Allergy Single Dose 2% w/v Eye Drops, Solution PA23180/010/003 Opella Healthcare France SAS T/A Sanofi | Sodium cromoglicate |
| Rosuvastatin Pinewood 20mg Film Coated Tablets PA0281/157/003 Pinewood Laboratories Ltd | Rosuvastatin |
| Rosuvastatin Pinewood 40mg Film Coated Tablets PA0281/157/004 Pinewood Laboratories Ltd | Rosuvastatin |
| Serc 16mg Tablets PA2010/016/002 Mylan IRE Healthcare Limited | Betahistine |
| Tetralysal 300mg Hard Capsules PA22743/016/001 Galderma International S.A.S | Tetracycline |
| Tymbrineb 300 mg/5 ml Nebuliser Solution PA0749/117/001 Teva Pharma B.V. | Tobramycin |
| Xymel Comp 37.5mg/325mg Film-Coated Tablets PA0126/244/001 Clonmel Healthcare Ltd | Tramadol & paracetamol |
| Zovirax IV for Infusion 250mg, Powder for Solution for Infusion PA1077/084/003 GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited | Aciclovir |
Newly notified shortages
The HPRA has been notified of a shortage of the following products:
| Product | Active Ingredient(s) |
| Abilify 7.5mg/ml Solution for Injection EU/1/04/276/036 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Netherlands B.V | Aripiprazole |
| Brinzolamide 10 mg/ml eye drops, Suspension PA2315/149/001 Accord Healthcare Ireland Ltd. | Brinzolamide |
| Cinacalcet Accordpharma 90 mg film-coated tablets EU/1/20/1429/010 Accord Healthcare S.L.U. | Cinacalcet |
| Eplerenone 25mg Film Coated Tablets PA2315/085/001 Accord Healthcare Ireland Ltd. | Eplerenone |
| Fostepor Once Weekly 70mg tablets PA0577/086/002 McDermott Laboratories Ltd., T/A Gerard Laboratories | Alendronic acid |
| Logynon Tablets PA1410/005/001 Bayer Limited | Levonorgestrel & ethinylestradiol |
| Mirap 45 mg Film-Coated Tablets PA0711/062/003 Rowex Ltd | Mirtazapine |
| Paricalcitol 5 micrograms/ml solution for injection PA0281/163/001 Pinewood Laboratories Ltd | Paricalcitol |
Please see the shortages section of the HPRA website for further information
The HPRA sends weekly updates concerning medicinal product shortages. However, the above webpage will be updated as new information is provided to the HPRA.