Piperacillin/Tazobactam shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Piperacillin/Tazobactam

ATC J01CR05 · Beta-lactam combination

🇦🇺 AUST R 311282 · Fresenius Kabi Australia Pty Ltd

Limited supply · Australia

ZosynPip/TazTazocin

In declared shortage · 🇦🇺 Australia & also short in🇨🇦 CA🇺🇸 US🇧🇪 BE🇨🇭 CH🌐 MY

Limited supply

Pfizer Tazocin supply constrained due to global demand increase and freight logistics delays from European manufacturing sites.

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

Per normal rules

Confirm with prescriber

⇄ Best alternative

Amoxicillin

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Piperacillin/Tazobactam
Brand names	Zosyn, Pip/Taz, Tazocin
ATC level 5	J01CR05
ATC level 4	J01CR
Drug class	Beta-lactam combination
Therapeutic category	Anti-infective
Strength	2.25g · 3.375g · 4.5g
Dosage form	powder for infusion
Route of administration	intravenous
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	SANDOZ LIMITED, MILPHARM LIMITED, STRAGEN UK LIMITED, NORIDEM ENTERPRISES LIMITED +3 more
Registrations on file	12
Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file
Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

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Dispensed (DPMQ)

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Pack

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Not yet captured for Australia

Official pricing isn’t on file for this market yet. PBS (Australia), NHS Drug Tariff (United Kingdom) and CMS NADAC (United States) feeds are prioritised; this panel populates automatically once the data lands.

Recalls official enforcement reports

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