Acetazolamide shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Acetazolamide

ATC S01EC01

🇦🇺 AUST R 15204

In supply · Australia

GLAUMOX acetazolamide

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA🇺🇸 US🌐 MY

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$13.56DPMQ A$28.50details →

✓ Can I substitute?

Yes — approved substitute available

TGA s19A · acetazolamide-injection-usp-500-mg-mylan-usa

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Acetazolamide
Brand names	GLAUMOX acetazolamide
ATC level 5	S01EC01
ATC level 4	S01EC
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency — Safety Alerts scraper
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED, MERCURY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, CRESCENT PHARMA LIMITED, DAWA LIMITED +8 more
Registrations on file	15
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$13.56

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

A$28.50

incl. fees

Pack

acetazolamide 250 mg tablet, 100

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

Other markets

🇬🇧 GB

£13.35

Drug Tariff

🇺🇸 US

US$0.13

Acquisition

Substitution pathways 🇦🇺 Australia · TGA

✓

Section 19A approval in force · acetazolamide-injection-usp-500-mg-mylan-usa

TGA Section 19A: overseas-registered 'Acetazolamide for injection, USP 500 mg (Mylan, USA)' approved for import and supply in Australia during a shortage. Origin: Mylan, USA. Expires July 2026. Verify on TGA Section 19A approvals ↗

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Section 19A approval in force · acetazolamide-injection-usp-500mg-vial-hikma-usa

TGA Section 19A: overseas-registered 'Acetazolamide for injection, USP 500mg vial (Hikma, USA)' approved for import and supply in Australia during a shortage. Origin: Hikma, USA. Expires July 2026. Verify on TGA Section 19A approvals ↗

✓

Section 19A approval in force · acetazolamide-injection-usp-500mg-vial-xgen-usa

TGA Section 19A: overseas-registered 'Acetazolamide for injection, USP 500mg vial (XGen, USA)' approved for import and supply in Australia during a shortage. Origin: XGen, USA. Expires Jan 2027. Verify on TGA Section 19A approvals ↗

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

Nakoda Chemicals LTDZaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma SAIdt Australia LTDEmcure Pharmaceuticals LTDRegis Technologies INCCtx Life Sciences PVT LTD+1 more

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

Recalls official enforcement reports

🇺🇸

ACETAZOLAMIDE

Rubicon Research Private Limited · Aug 2024

Class IIIdetails ↗

🇺🇸

ACETAZOLAMIDE

Cardinal Health Inc. · Mar 2021

Class IIdetails ↗

🇺🇸

Acetazolamide

Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab · May 2012

Class IIdetails ↗

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders15 registrations · 12 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Acetazolamide Tillomed	500 MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
ACETAZOLAMIDE 500MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION	500MG	injection	🇬🇧 GB	MERCURY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
Acetazolamide Mercury Pharma	250MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	MERCURY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
ACETAZOLAMIDE 250 MG TABLETS	250 MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	CRESCENT PHARMA LIMITED	Active
Acetazolamide Tablets Bp	250MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	CRESCENT PHARMA LIMITED	Active
Acetazolamide Dawa	250MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	DAWA LIMITED	Active
ACETAZOLAMIDE 250MG TABLETS	250MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	BLUMONT PHARMA LIMITED	Active
ACETAZOLAMIDE TABLETS 250MG	250MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	CHELONIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED	Active
AcetaZOLAMIDE	500mg/1	injection	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
DIAMOX acetazolamide	250mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
GLAUMOX acetazolamide	500 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	PHEBRA PTY LTD	Active
acetazolamide	250mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS	Active
Acetazolamide	125mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Active
Acetazolamide	500mg/5mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Active
Acetazolamide Extended-	500mg/1	capsule	🇺🇸 US	MICRO LABS LIMITED	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.