Cefadroxil shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Cefadroxil

ATC J01DB05

In supply · Australia

Teva-Cefadroxil

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

In supply

no shortage substitution needed

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Cefadroxil
Brand names	Teva-Cefadroxil
ATC level 5	J01DB05

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

Controlled substance	No

Marketing-authorisation holders	SANDOZ LIMITED, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., NORTHSTAR RX LLC

Registrations on file	5

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$3.57

Acquisition

🇫🇷 FR

€4.68

Retail price

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

5 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

Acs Dobfar SPACentrient Pharmaceuticals Netherlands BVOrchid Pharma LTDApitoria Pharma Private LTDLupin LTD

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

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders5 registrations · 3 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
CEFADROXIL 500MG CAPSULES	500MG	capsule	🇬🇧 GB	SANDOZ LIMITED	Active
Cefadroxil	500mg/1	capsule	🇺🇸 US	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.	Active
Cefadroxil	1000mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.	Active
Cefadroxil	250mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	NORTHSTAR RX LLC	Active
Cefadroxil	500mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	NORTHSTAR RX LLC	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.