Captopril shortage — NL supply status & alternatives

Captopril

ATC C09AA01

🇦🇺 AUST R 19247

In supply · Australia

WHO Essential Medicine

Apo-Capto Tab

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA🇮🇹 IT🇳🇱 NL

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$89.12DPMQ A$107.31details →

✓ 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)	Captopril
Brand names	Apo-Capto Tab
ATC level 5	C09AA01
ATC level 4	C09AA
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by Health Canada — Drug Shortages Database scraper
WHO Essential Medicine	Yes (2023)
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED, BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED, WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED +3 more
Registrations on file	24
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$89.12

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

A$107.31

incl. fees

Pack

captopril 5 mg/mL oral liquid, 95 mL

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

Other markets

🇬🇧 GB

£25.95

concession

🇮🇹 IT

€3.95

Retail price

🇫🇷 FR

€6.36

Retail price

🇪🇸 ES

€3.53

Retail price

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

Changzhou Pharmaceutical FactoryWockhardt LTDQuimica Sintetica SAZhongfu Pharmaceutical CO LTDZhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical CO LTDMedichem SA

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

Recalls official enforcement reports

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Captopril Tablets

Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc. · May 2015

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Captopril Tablets

Wockhardt Usa Inc. · Apr 2015

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Captopril Tablets

Wockhardt Usa Inc. · Apr 2015

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Captopril Tablets

Wockhardt Usa Inc. · Apr 2015

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Captopril Tablets

Wockhardt Usa Inc. · Mar 2015

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Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders24 registrations · 7 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
CAPTOPRIL 5 MG/5 ML ORAL SOLUTION	5 MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 25 MG/5 ML ORAL SOLUTION	25 MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL TABLETS 12.5MG	12.5MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL TABLETS 25MG	25MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL TABLETS 50MG	50MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 12.5MG TABLETS	12.5MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 25MG TABLETS	25MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 50MG TABLETS	50MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 5MG/5ML ORAL SOLUTION	5MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 25MG/5ML ORAL SOLUTION	25MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 25MG/5ML SUGAR FREE ORAL SOLUTION	25MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	SYRI LIMITED	Active
CAPTOPRIL 5MG/5ML SUGAR FREE ORAL SOLUTION	5MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	SYRI LIMITED	Active
Captopril	12.5mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
Captopril	25mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
Captopril	50mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active

+9 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.