Atenolol shortage — AU supply status & alternatives

Atenolol

ATC C07AB03

🇦🇺 AUST R 332998

In shortage · Australia

WHO Essential Medicine

Tenol-TenorminVascotenApo-Atenol Tab

In declared shortage · 🇦🇺 Australia & also short in🇺🇸 US🇨🇦 CA

Critical shortage

Reading today’s signals…

🇦🇺 AUAEMPA$2.50DPMQ A$17.10details →

✓ Can I substitute?

Per normal rules

Confirm with prescriber

Best alternative

Closely related · pharmacological alternative

◷ Expected back

Sept 2026

Sponsor est. via TGA

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Atenolol
Brand names	Tenol-, Tenormin, Vascoten, Apo-Atenol Tab
ATC level 5	C07AB03
ATC level 4	C07AB
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by Health Canada — Drug Shortages Database scraper
WHO Essential Medicine	Yes (2023)
Controlled substance	No
Marketing-authorisation holders	Alphapharm Pty Ltd, Sandoz Pty Ltd, ROSEMONT PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED +4 more
Registrations on file	22
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$2.50

AEMP

Dispensed (DPMQ)

A$17.10

incl. fees

Pack

atenolol 50 mg tablet, 30

Source: PBSEffective July 2026 · AUD

Other markets

🇬🇧 GB

£0.77

Drug Tariff

🇺🇸 US

US$12.80

Acquisition

🇪🇸 ES

€6.96

Retail price

🇫🇷 FR

€14.21

Retail price

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 1 resolved event

◷

~7 months

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

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

6 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.

Moderate concentration risk

Tapi Nl BVSocieta Italiana Medicinali Scandicci Sims SrlZydus Lifesciences LTDIpca Laboratories LTDUnique ChemicalsKopran Research Laboratories LTD

Manufacturing countries: Italy, India · Source: FDA List of Drug Master Files

FDA-approved products 🇺🇸 Drugs@FDA

Approved applications

Generic (ANDA)

Brand (NDA/BLA)

Nov 2014

Latest approval

Shortage status by regulator official notices

🇦🇺

Australia

TGA · just now

High

🇺🇸

United States

ANSM Ruptures · 3mo ago

High

🇨🇦

Canada

HC · just now

Medium

🇳🇴

Norway

NOMA · 3d ago

Resolved

Recalls official enforcement reports

🇺🇸

ATENOLOL

Golden State Medical Supply Inc. · Sept 2022

Class Idetails ↗

🇺🇸

ATENOLOL

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc · Mar 2017

Class IIdetails ↗

🇺🇸

ATENOLOL

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc · Aug 2014

Class IIdetails ↗

Verified timeline regulator events

🇦🇺 21 June 2026

high reported

🇨🇦 28 Apr 2026

medium reported

🇨🇦 24 Apr 2026

medium reported

🇨🇦 22 Apr 2026

medium reported

🇨🇦 17 Apr 2026

medium reported

🇨🇦 10 Apr 2026

medium reported

Sources official regulators

🇨🇦

verified just now

verify ↗

🇦🇺

TGA

verified just now

verify ↗

🇳🇴

NOMA

verified 3d ago

verify ↗

🇺🇸

ANSM Ruptures

verified 3mo ago

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Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders22 registrations · 8 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Apx	50mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Arx	50mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
Wgr	50mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	—	Active
NOTEN atenolol	50 mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Alphapharm Pty Ltd	Active
Blooms The Chemist	50mg	—	🇦🇺 AU	Sandoz Pty Ltd	Active
ATENOLOL 25MG/5ML SUGAR FREE ORAL SOLUTION	25MG	solution	🇬🇧 GB	ROSEMONT PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL TABLETS 50MG	50MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL TABLETS 100MG	100MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL TABLETS 25MG	25MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	TILLOMED LABORATORIES LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 25MG TABLETS	25MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	STRIDES PHARMA UK LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 50MG TABLETS	50MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	STRIDES PHARMA UK LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 100MG TABLETS	100MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	STRIDES PHARMA UK LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 25 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS	25 MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	MILPHARM LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 50 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS	50 MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	MILPHARM LIMITED	Active
ATENOLOL 100 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS	100 MG	tablet	🇬🇧 GB	MILPHARM LIMITED	Active

+7 more registrations on file

Mederti Drug Report

Generated 2 July 2026 · Australia market · 4 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.