Zoledronic Acid shortage — CA supply status & alternatives

Zoledronic Acid

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🇦🇺 AUST R 330184

In supply · Australia

Zometa Concentrate

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇨🇦 CA🇧🇪 BE🇮🇪 IE🌐 IS

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$45.72details →

✓ 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)	Zoledronic Acid
Brand names	Zometa Concentrate
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by Health Canada — Drug Shortages Database scraper
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC., SciGen Australia Pty Ltd, Sandoz Pty Ltd, Medicianz Healthcare Pty Ltd +5 more
Registrations on file	27
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$45.72

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

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incl. fees

Pack

zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 mL injection, 5 mL vial

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

Other markets

🇺🇸 US

US$0.49

Acquisition

Global API supply base 🇺🇸 FDA Drug Master Files · active Type II

19 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.

Low concentration risk

Wockhardt LTDYangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Jiangsu Haici Biological Pharmaceutical CO LTDNatco Pharma LTDTapi Nl BVJubilant Biosys LTDSun Pharmaceutical Industries LTD+13 more

Manufacturing countries: India, China, Taiwan, Jordan, Argentina, Poland, Italy · Source: FDA List of Drug Master Files

Recalls official enforcement reports

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Zoledronic acid medac

medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH · Mar 2026

Class Unifieddetails ↗

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ZOLEDRONIC ACID

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. · May 2024

Class IIdetails ↗

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Zoledronic acid Actavis

Actavis Group PTC ehf · Mar 2024

Class Unifieddetails ↗

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Zoledronic Acid Hospira

Pfizer Europe MA EEIG · Feb 2024

Class Unifieddetails ↗

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ZOLEDRONIC ACID

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. · Sept 2018

Class IIIdetails ↗

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ZOLEDRONIC ACID

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. · Sept 2018

Class IIIdetails ↗

Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders27 registrations · 9 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Zoledronic Acid 4 mg/100 mL APOTEX injection bag	4 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Zoledronic Acid	4mg/5mL	injection	🇺🇸 US	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	Active
ZOMETA zoledronic acid	4 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	SciGen Australia Pty Ltd	Active
ACLASTA zoledronic acid	5mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Sandoz Pty Ltd	Active
OSTEOVAN zoledronic acid	5mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Sandoz Pty Ltd	Active
DEZTRON zoledronic acid	4 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Medicianz Healthcare Pty Ltd	Active
Zoledronate-Drla	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd	Active
Zoledronate-Rdy	5mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd	Active
Chemmart Zoledronic Acid	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Terry White Chemists Zoledronic Acid	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
GenRx Zoledronic Acid	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
APOTEX-Zoledronic Acid	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Kabi	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Fresenius Kabi Australia Pty Ltd	Active
ZOLEDRONATE-RZ zoledronic acid	4mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd	Active
BONEZOL zoledronic acid	5mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd	Active

+12 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.