Updated information on Bicillin L-A shortage

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22 January 2024

The Department of Health has provided updated information on the Bicillin L-A shortage:

  1. Statement on the shortage of Bicillin L-A published on the TGA website earlier this week.
  2. A fact sheet (Safety considerations during benzathine benzylpenicillin (Bicillin L-A) supply disruption) prepared by the Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care also recently published.

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