propofol
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.
6 product records on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, listed in full below. The TGA last updated this information on 16 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
PROPOFOL-LIPURO 1% propofol 1000 mg/100 mL emulsion for injection bottle
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 220081
- 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
- 18 June 2026 The TGA's dates span 2 months.
- Expected to be resolved
- 24 August 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
- TGA last updated
- 22 June 2026
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative presentations and brands available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
PROPOFOL-LIPURO 1% propofol 500 mg/50 mL emulsion for injection bottle
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 220083
- 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
- 18 June 2026 The TGA's dates span 2 months.
- Expected to be resolved
- 24 August 2026 This is the date the supplier has given the TGA. It can move.
- TGA last updated
- 22 June 2026
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative presentations and brands available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
FRESOFOL 1% MCT/LCT propofol 500mg/50mL emulsion for intravenous injection/infusion vial
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 193609
- Status
- Shortage resolved The TGA records this shortage as over. Supply reaching individual pharmacies can still take time after a shortage is resolved, so your pharmacy may not have restocked yet.
- Supply
- Available The supplier reports stock is available, though not necessarily at every pharmacy.
- 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
- 15 July 2026 The TGA's dates span 23 days.
- Resolved
- 7 August 2026
- TGA last updated
- 16 July 2026
PROVIVE 1% propofol 1000mg/100mL emulsion for injection vial
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 118940
- 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
- 1 March 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 August 2025
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative presentations and brands available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
PROVIVE 1% propofol 500mg/50mL emulsion for injection vial
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 118939
- 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
- 1 December 2025
- 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
- 14 August 2025
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative presentations and brands available.
Quoted from the TGA's own record for this product. Voxsanity has not edited, summarised or interpreted it.
PROVIVE 1% propofol 200mg/20mL emulsion for injection vial
Injection, emulsion · ARTG 118938
- 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
- 30 September 2025
- 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
- 4 August 2025
What the TGA says is being done
Alternative presentations and brands 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 propofol, open the TGA Medicine Shortage Reports Database and type propofol 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.