Certolizumab Pegol shortage — BE supply status & alternatives

Certolizumab Pegol

ATC L04AB05

🇦🇺 AUST R 154726 · UCB Australia Pty Ltd T/A UCB Pharma Division of UCB Australia

In supply · Australia

Cimzia

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇫🇷 FR🇧🇪 BE

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$938.04DPMQ A$1036.66details →

✓ 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)	Certolizumab Pegol
Brand names	Cimzia
ATC level 5	L04AB05
ATC level 4	L04AB
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by EMA — Withdrawn / Refused / Revoked Medicines scraper
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	UCB Australia Pty Ltd T/A UCB Pharma Division of UCB Australia
Registrations on file	1
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$938.04

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

A$1036.66

incl. fees

Pack

certolizumab pegol 200 mg/mL injection, 2 x 1 mL syringes

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

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.

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders1 registration · 1 MA holder

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
CIMZIA certolizumab pegol	200 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	UCB Australia Pty Ltd T/A UCB Pharma Division of UCB Australia	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.