Cefprozil shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Cefprozil

ATC J01DC10

In supply · Australia

Apo-Cefprozil

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA🇬🇷 GR

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

Active ingredient (INN)	Cefprozil
Brand names	Apo-Cefprozil
ATC level 5	J01DC10

ATC level 4	J01DC

Therapeutic category	Auto-created by Health Canada — Drug Shortages Database scraper

Controlled substance	No

Marketing-authorisation holders	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., NORTHSTAR RX LLC, SUN PHARMA CANADA INC, AURO PHARMA INC +1 more

Registrations on file	7

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.

Other markets

🇺🇸 US

US$0.11

Acquisition

Substitution pathways 🇦🇺 Australia · TGA

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No substitution instrument in force

Dispense per normal rules, or refer to the prescriber. No active SSSI/S19A instrument detected for this medicine.

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

6 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.

Moderate concentration risk

Orchid Pharma LTDLupin LTDApitoria Pharma Private LTDPure And Cure Healthcare Private LTDQilu Antibiotics Pharmaceutical CO LTDCovalent Laboratories Private LTD

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

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders7 registrations · 5 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Cefprozil	250mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.	Active
Cefprozil	500mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.	Active
Cefprozil	125mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	NORTHSTAR RX LLC	Active
Cefprozil	250mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	NORTHSTAR RX LLC	Active
Spc-Cefprozil	—	tablet	🇨🇦 CA	SUN PHARMA CANADA INC	Active
Auro-Cefprozil	—	tablet	🇨🇦 CA	AURO PHARMA INC	Active
Sandoz Cefprozil	—	tablet	🇨🇦 CA	SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED	Active

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.