Fentanil shortage — IT supply status & alternatives

Fentanil

ATC N01AH01

🇦🇺 AUST R 386330

In supply · Australia

Actiq

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇮🇹 IT

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

Per normal rules

Confirm with prescriber

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Therapeutic category
Active ingredient (INN)	Fentanil
Brand names	Actiq
ATC level 5	N01AH01
ATC level 4	N01AH

Controlled substance	No

Marketing-authorisation holders	MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, HAMELN PHARMA LTD, Medicianz Healthcare Pty Ltd, NORIDEM ENTERPRISES LIMITED +2 more

Registrations on file	17

Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file

Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

—

Dispensed (DPMQ)

—

Pack

—

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.

Other markets

🇮🇹 IT

€48.75

Retail price

Verified timeline regulator events

🇮🇹 31 Dec 2026

Shortage resolved

🇮🇹 31 Oct 2026

Shortage resolved

🇮🇹 22 July 2026

Shortage resolved

🇮🇹 8 July 2026

medium reported

🇮🇹 30 June 2026

Shortage resolved

🇮🇹 29 June 2026

medium reported

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders17 registrations · 6 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
ALFENTANIL-HAMELN alfentanil	5 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
ALFENTANIL-HAMELN alfentanil	1 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Alfentanil	500 MICROGRAM	injection	🇬🇧 GB	MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
Alfentanil	5MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	HAMELN PHARMA LTD	Active
Remifentanil	1 MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	HAMELN PHARMA LTD	Active
Remifentanil	2 MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	HAMELN PHARMA LTD	Active
Remifentanil	5 MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	HAMELN PHARMA LTD	Active
MEDICIANZ ALFENTANIL alfentanil	1 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Medicianz Healthcare Pty Ltd	Active
Remifentanil Noridem	1MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	NORIDEM ENTERPRISES LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil Noridem	2MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	NORIDEM ENTERPRISES LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil Noridem	5MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	NORIDEM ENTERPRISES LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil	1MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil	2MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil	5MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED	Active
Remifentanil Hydrochloride	1mg/mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active

+2 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.