Ticagrelor (Tab 90 mg): Supply issue resolved
There is a temporary out of stock of the Ticagrelor Sandoz 90 mg tablets (pharmacode: 2638770). Pharmac has funded an alternative.
18 January 2024 update
A shipment of Ticagrelor Sandoz has arrived in New Zealand. It will take time, up to 2 weeks, for it to make its way through the supply chain to pharmacies.
Affected product
Sandoz, the supplier, advised Pharmac of a temporary supply issue with:
- Chemical: Ticagrelor
- Presentation: Tab 90 mg
- Brand: Ticagrelor Sandoz
- Pharmacode: 2638770
- Subsidy: $23.85
- Measure / Qty: per 56
Schedule listing for ticagrelor(external link)
Alternative product
We listed the Brilinta brand of ticagrelor from 1 December 2023 as an alternative. Brilinta stock is depleted with the supplier. There may be some stock in the supply chain.
- Chemical: Ticagrelor
- Presentation: Tab 90 mg
- Brand: Brilinta
- Pharmacode: 2390922
- Subsidy: $90.00
- Measure / Qty: per 56
The product is Medsafe approved.
Brilinta Datasheet [PDF] - Medsafe website(external link)
Brilinta Consumer Medicine Information sheet [PDF] - Medsafe website(external link)
Resupplied January 2024
Ticagrelor Sandoz has arrived in the country. It can take 1 to 2 weeks between stock becoming available at the supplier before it reaches pharmacies.
Who to contact
If you have questions about this issue, email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
Please include as much information as you can about the product (presentation, brand, pharmacode) and who your wholesaler is.
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