Ipratropium shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Ipratropium

ATC R03BB01

🇦🇺 AUST R 82354

In supply · Australia

AtroventIpravent

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA🇳🇿 NZ🇮🇪 IE🇳🇱 NL

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$6.41DPMQ A$27.74details →

✓ Can I substitute?

In supply

no shortage substitution needed

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Active ingredient (INN)	Ipratropium
Brand names	Atrovent, Ipravent
ATC level 5	R03BB01
ATC level 4	R03BB
Therapeutic category	Respiratory — anticholinergic bronchodilator
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	TEVA UK LIMITED, INFECTOPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL UND CONSILIUM GMBH, ACCORD HEALTHCARE LIMITED, NEUTEC INHALER IRELAND LIMITED +6 more
Registrations on file	19
Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file
Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 PBS · July 2026

🇦🇺 AU

● Official price on file

Ex-manufacturer

A$6.41

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

A$27.74

incl. fees

Pack

ipratropium bromide 250 microgram/mL inhalation solution, 30 x 1 mL ampoules

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

Other markets

🇺🇸 US

US$0.09

Acquisition

🇫🇷 FR

€4.04

Retail price

Global API supply base 🇺🇸 FDA Drug Master Files · active Type II

7 API manufacturers

Manufacturers with an active Type II Drug Master File — i.e. cleared to supply this active ingredient into the US market. A proxy for how concentrated the global manufacturing base is.

Low concentration risk

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GMBH And CO KgOlon SPALusochimica SPANeuland Laboratories LTDAarti Pharmalabs LTDAmphastar Nanjing Pharmaceuticals INC+1 more

Manufacturing countries: Germany, Italy, India, China · Source: FDA List of Drug Master Files

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders19 registrations · 10 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
GENRX IPRATROPIUM ipratropium bromide monohydrate	500 microgram	inhcon	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Ipratropium Steri-Neb	250 MICROGRAM	solution	🇬🇧 GB	TEVA UK LIMITED	Active
Ipratropium Bromide	21 MICROGRAM	solution	🇬🇧 GB	INFECTOPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL UND CONSILIUM GMBH	Active
Ipratropium Bromide	250MCG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	ACCORD HEALTHCARE LIMITED	Active
Ipratropium Bromide/Salbutamol Neutec	0.5 MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	NEUTEC INHALER IRELAND LIMITED	Active
Ipratropium Bromide	21ug/1	spray	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
Ipratropium Bromide	42ug/1	spray	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
ATROVENT UNIT DOSE VIALS ipratropium bromide	250 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd	Active
ATROVENT ipratropium bromide	250 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd	Active
ATROVENT NASAL ipratropium bromide monohydrate	22 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare Pty Ltd T/A Sanofi Consumer Healthcare	Active
ATROVENT ADULT UNIT DOSE VIALS ipratropium bromide	500 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd	Active
ATROVENT NASAL FORTE ipratropium bromide monohydrate	44 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare Pty Ltd T/A Sanofi Consumer Healthcare	Active
Genrx	250 microgram	inhcon	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
ATROVENT ipratropium bromide monohydrate	21 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd	Active
Aeron	250 microgram	—	🇦🇺 AU	Mylan Health Pty Ltd	Active

+4 more registrations on file

For health-professional reference only. Mederti aggregates shortage and substitution information from official regulatory sources. It is not clinical advice and data may be incomplete or delayed. Confirm any substitution or supply decision against the primary regulator source, the prescriber, and current clinical references (e.g. AMH) before acting. Terms.