betahistine dihydrochloride
Current shortage
The TGA records this medicine as being in shortage now. A shortage often affects some brands, strengths or pack sizes and not others, so a supply of the medicine may still be available. Your pharmacist can tell you what is in stock and what alternatives exist.
The TGA has assessed this shortage as medium impact, meaning some people may need to change brand, strength or product while it lasts.
4 product records on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, listed in full below. The TGA last updated this information on 15 July 2026. Not medical advice.
The TGA does not publish a reason for a shortage, so Voxsanity cannot show one. Nothing on this page is an explanation of why supply is affected — that information is not in the source and is not inferred here.
This is national information. The TGA records shortages for Australia as a whole. There is no state, territory or pharmacy-level stock information in this data, and Voxsanity cannot tell you whether a particular pharmacy has a medicine in stock. Your pharmacist can.
Products affected
BETAHISTINE LUPIN betahistine dihydrochloride 16mg tablet blister pack
Tablet · ARTG 388870
- Status
- Current shortage The TGA records this medicine as being in shortage now. A shortage often affects some brands, strengths or pack sizes and not others, so a supply of the medicine may still be available. Your pharmacist can tell you what is in stock and what alternatives exist.
- Supply
- Unavailable The supplier reports no stock is available.
- TGA impact rating
- Medium impact The TGA has assessed this shortage as medium impact, meaning some people may need to change brand, strength or product while it lasts.
- Reported from
- 21 May 2026 The TGA's dates span 4 months.
- Expected to be resolved
- 25 September 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
- TGA last updated
- 27 May 2026
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative brands are available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
BETAHISTINE SANDOZ betahistine dihydrochloride 16mg tablet blister pack
Tablet · ARTG 253732
- Status
- Current shortage The TGA records this medicine as being in shortage now. A shortage often affects some brands, strengths or pack sizes and not others, so a supply of the medicine may still be available. Your pharmacist can tell you what is in stock and what alternatives exist.
- Supply
- Limited Availability The supplier reports limited stock.
- TGA impact rating
- Low impact The TGA has assessed this shortage as low impact, meaning alternatives are generally available and most people can be managed without difficulty.
- Reported from
- 17 April 2026 The TGA's dates span 4 months.
- Expected to be resolved
- 31 August 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
- TGA last updated
- 20 April 2026
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative brands are available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
SERC betahistine dihydrochloride 16 mg tablet blister pack
Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 61687
- Status
- Discontinued The supplier has told the TGA it is permanently stopping supply of this product in Australia. This is not a temporary shortage. Other brands or strengths of the same medicine may still be available, and your doctor or pharmacist can advise on what to do next.
- Supply
- Reduction in supply until supply is exhausted The supplier reports reduced stock, which will run out and not be replaced.
- TGA impact rating
- Low impact The TGA has assessed this shortage as low impact, meaning alternatives are generally available and most people can be managed without difficulty.
- Reported from
- 19 October 2026
- Expected to be resolved
- The TGA does not publish an end date for this record (it records "Unknown"). Voxsanity does not estimate one.
- TGA last updated
- 15 July 2026
What the TGA says is being done
This product is being replaced by SERC / BETAHISTINE TAB 16MG 25BL AU VIA RF (ARTG 508848).
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
BETAHISTINE VIATRIS betahistine dihydrochloride 16 mg uncoated tablet blister pack
Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 286806
- Status
- Discontinued The supplier has told the TGA it is permanently stopping supply of this product in Australia. This is not a temporary shortage. Other brands or strengths of the same medicine may still be available, and your doctor or pharmacist can advise on what to do next.
- Supply
- Reduction in supply until supply is exhausted The supplier reports reduced stock, which will run out and not be replaced.
- TGA impact rating
- Low impact The TGA has assessed this shortage as low impact, meaning alternatives are generally available and most people can be managed without difficulty.
- Reported from
- 18 September 2026
- Expected to be resolved
- The TGA does not publish an end date for this record (it records "Unknown"). Voxsanity does not estimate one.
- TGA last updated
- 11 June 2026
What the TGA says is being done
This product is being replaced by BETAHISTINE TAB 16MG 25BL AU VIA RF (ARTG 508847)
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
Where this comes from
Source: Medicine Shortage Reports Database, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), © Commonwealth of Australia, reproduced with permission. The TGA does not endorse Voxsanity, and nothing here is presented as a TGA view. Shortage information is free for everyone on this site, with no account and no subscription.
To read the TGA's own entry for betahistine dihydrochloride, open the TGA Medicine Shortage Reports Database and type betahistine dihydrochloride into its filter box. The TGA's register has no direct link to an individual medicine, so this is the closest link that exists. General information about medicine shortages is on the TGA's medicine shortages page.
Voxsanity last read the register on 18 August 2026.
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