Medicine shortages

candesartan cilexetil

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 low impact, meaning alternatives are generally available and most people can be managed without difficulty.

7 product records on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, listed in full below. The TGA last updated this information on 1 May 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

ADESAN HCT 32/12.5 candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide 32 mg/12.5 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet · ARTG 206485

Status
Shortage expected The supplier has told the TGA it expects this medicine to go into shortage. It has not necessarily done so yet. Your pharmacist can tell you what is in stock now.
Supply
Available The supplier reports stock is available, though not necessarily at every pharmacy.
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
4 September 2026 The TGA's dates span 7 months.
Expected to be resolved
31 March 2027 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
1 May 2026

What the TGA says is being done

The sponsor is closely controlling supply.

Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.

ADESAN candesartan cilexetil 8 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 171022

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
21 May 2026 The TGA's dates span 7 months.
Expected to be resolved
30 December 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
19 March 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.

ADESAN candesartan cilexetil 32 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 171017

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
15 May 2026 The TGA's dates span 8 months.
Expected to be resolved
30 December 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
19 March 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.

ADESAN candesartan cilexetil 4 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 171019

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
7 May 2026 The TGA's dates span 8 months.
Expected to be resolved
30 December 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
8 March 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.

ADESAN HCT 16/12.5 candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide 16 mg/12.5 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 163670

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
18 March 2026 The TGA's dates span 11 months.
Expected to be resolved
28 February 2027 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
8 March 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.

ADESAN candesartan cilexetil 16 mg tablet blister pack

Tablet, uncoated · ARTG 171016

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
3 March 2026 The TGA's dates span 10 months.
Expected to be resolved
30 December 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
10 March 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.

ADESAN HCT 32/25 candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide 32 mg/25 mg tablets blister pack

Tablet · ARTG 206486

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
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
23 February 2026 The TGA's dates span 13 months.
Expected to be resolved
31 March 2027 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
TGA last updated
27 February 2026

What the TGA says is being done

The sponsor is closely controlling supply. Alternative brands are available.

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 candesartan cilexetil, open the TGA Medicine Shortage Reports Database and type candesartan cilexetil 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.

Not medical advice. Voxsanity republishes public government health data in plain English. Speak to your pharmacist or doctor about your own medicines. Do not stop or change how you take a medicine because of anything on this page.