The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised of further shortages of metformin extended release tablets (PD 11 Aug), with limited availability of items from Alphapharm, Apotex and Arrow Pharma under the Diabex, Diaformin, Chemmart, APO-Metofrmin, Metex and Terry White Chemists brands.
Pharmacists and wholesalers are requested to order minimum quantities of stock from suppliers to try and minimise the chance of further shortages as supplies become available - tga.gov.au.
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