0.4% Lidocaine Hydrochloride & 5% Dextrose Injection

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In supply · Australia

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ 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

Therapeutic category
Active ingredient (INN)	0.4% Lidocaine Hydrochloride & 5% Dextrose Injection

Controlled substance	No

Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file

Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

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Dispensed (DPMQ)

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Pack

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Not yet captured for Australia

Official pricing isn’t on file for this market yet. PBS (Australia), NHS Drug Tariff (United Kingdom) and CMS NADAC (United States) feeds are prioritised; this panel populates automatically once the data lands.

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.

Shortage status by regulator official notices

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Canada

Medsafe NZ Full · 1mo ago

High

Recalls official enforcement reports

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0.4% Lidocaine Hydrochloride & 5% Dextrose Injection

Drugs and health products · Nov 2023

Class Idetails ↗

Verified timeline regulator events

🇨🇦 24 Nov 2023

high reported

Sources official regulators

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Medsafe NZ Full

verified 1mo ago

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Mederti Drug Report

Generated 3 July 2026 · Australia market · 1 regulatory source

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.