Varicella Virus Live Attenuated Oka shortage — GR supply status & alternatives

Varicella Virus Live Attenuated Oka

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In supply · Australia

Varilrix

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇬🇷 GR🇳🇴 NO

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

Active ingredient (INN)	Varicella Virus Live Attenuated Oka
Brand names	Varilrix

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.

How long have past shortages lasted? from 2 resolved events

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1–2 months

Historical pattern from resolved shortage records — not a prediction of this event.

Shortage status by regulator official notices

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IMA · 15h ago

Resolved

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EOF · 2d ago

Medium

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Norway

NOMA · 5d ago

Medium

Verified timeline regulator events

🇬🇷 12 June 2026

medium reported

🇳🇴 3 June 2026

medium reported

🇳🇴 8 Apr 2026

medium reported

🌐 7 Apr 2026

Shortage resolved

🌐 21 Mar 2026

Shortage resolved

🇳🇴 18 Mar 2026

Shortage resolved

Sources official regulators

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IMA

verified 15h ago

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🇬🇷

EOF

verified 2d ago

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NOMA

verified 5d ago

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Mederti Drug Report

Generated 4 July 2026 · Australia market · 3 regulatory sources

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.