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) |
| Abstral 200mcg Sublingual Tablets PA2288/004/003 Kyowa Kirin Holdings B.V. | Fentanyl |
| Abstral 300mcg Sublingual Tablets PA2288/004/004 Kyowa Kirin Holdings B.V. | Fentanyl |
| Artelac 3.2mg/ml Eye Drops, Solution PA23259/004/001 Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | Hypromellose |
| Celebrex 100mg Hard Capsules PA23055/006/001 Upjohn EESV | Celecoxib |
| Difene 25mg Capsules PA2256/001/001 Glenwood GmbH | Diclofenac |
| Leucovorin-Teva 10mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Infusion PA0749/001/001 Teva Pharma B.V. | Folinic acid |
| Nurofen for Children Six Plus Orange 200 mg/5ml Oral Suspension PA0979/056/001 Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Ltd | Ibuprofen |
| Nurofen for Children Six Plus Strawberry 200 mg/5ml Oral Suspension PA0979/056/002 Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Ltd | Ibuprofen |
| Tritace 10mg Tablets PA0540/084/008 Sanofi-Aventis Ireland Limited T/A SANOFI | Ramipril |
| Vidisic Preservative Free Single Dose Unit PA23259/008/002 Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | Carbomer |
Newly notified shortages
The HPRA has been notified of a shortage of the following products:
| Product | Active Ingredient(s) |
| Atozet 10mg/40mg Film-coated Tablets PA23198/022/003 Organon Pharma (Ireland) Limited | Ezetimibe & atorvastatin |
| Exemestane Teva 25mg Film-Coated Tablets PA1986/115/001 Teva B.V. | Exemestane |
| Gonal-f 75 IU Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection PA23198/022/003 Merck Europe B.V. | Follitropin alfa |
| Januvia 25mg Film Coated Tablets EU/1/07/383/002 Merck Sharp & Dohme BV | Sitagliptin |
| Simvastatin 20mg Film-Coated Tablets PA0577/054/002 McDermott Laboratories Ltd., T/A Gerard Laboratories | Simvastatin |
| Simvastatin 40mg Film-Coated Tablets PA0577/054/003 McDermott Laboratories Ltd., T/A Gerard Laboratories | Simvastatin |
| Solpadol 500mg/30mg Effervescent Tablets PA23180/012/002 Opella Healthcare France SAS T/A Sanofi | Paracetamol & codeine |
| Zanidip 10mg Film Coated Tablets PA0812/001/001 Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA | Lercanidipine |
| Zomig Rapidmelt 2.5mg Orodispersible Tablets PA2242/004/002 Grunenthal Pharma Ltd | Zolmitriptan |
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.