Bayer have announced plans to permanently discontinue nifedipine immediate-release 5mg & 10mg capsules (Adalat) in 2019. Pregnancy and breast-feeding If you are pregnant, think you may be … Bayer discontinued its own MR nifedipine products – sold as Adalat Retard – last year, while it expects its three strengths of Adalat LA prolonged-release tablets to be out of stock until 2021. Reason for shortage Disruption of the manufacture of the drug.

Adalat LA 30 mg is expected to be back in stock by mid-January 2019 and Adalat LA 20mg and 60 mg are expected back in stock in mid-May 2019.The return to supply will be notified through the HPRA and the IPU medicines shortages list. There are no other nifedipine immediate-release products licensed in the UK. Adalat LA 30 Tablets are available as calendar blister packs of 28 tablets. PL 10383/2099 Adalat LA 30mg Tablets/Adalat … Anticipated start date Actual start date 2018-11-08 Estimated end date 2019-07-15 Actual end date 2019-06-26 Shortage status Resolved Updated date 2019-07-02 Each tablet has the day of the week printed next to it to remind you when to take it. Table 1: Suppliers of nifedipine tablets in Canada1: Product Strength DIN Mfr Nifedipine Extended Release Tablets Adalat XL 20 mg 02237618 30 Tell your doctor if you are on a low-salt diet. One tablet of Adalat LA 30 mg contains 24 mg salt (sodium chloride).

As per Bayer’s notification in May 2018, Adalat Retard 10mg x 56 tablets, Adalat Retard 20mg x 56 preparations apart from Adalat LA 20mg.10 Although it is advised that modified-release preparations of nifedipine should be prescribed by brand as they may not have the same clinical effect 11 , this is not possible in the event of a shortage, and thus when switching The NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service have published an updated memo with advice on alternatives to immediate-release nifepidine, as well as information about the temporary supply issues … The DH told C+D that another supplier is in the process of launching a replacement IR preparation, which it expects to be available by early September. London and South East Regional Medicines Information There are ongoing supply issues with some Adalat® (Nifedipine) Shortage Shortages of Adalat® XL 20 mg have been reported.