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Supply Issue: zinc sulphate (Zincaps) Capsules 50mg

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Supply issue:

 

We are writing to inform you that due to difficulty sourcing the active ingredient, the delivery of Zincaps into NZ will be further delayed 

 

Key messages:

  • Resupply of the Medsafe approved Zincaps is not expected until late February 2026.

  • An alternative Section 29 Zincaps was listed 1 October 2025, and this stock has now been depleted.

  • A second Section 29 alternative product will be listed (funded) and available from 1 January 2026.

  • This alternate product is Zinc sulphate heptahydrate 220 mg equivalent to 50 mg elemental zinc (Zinc 50mg capsules). The Zincap products which have been available were a different salt - Zinc sulphate monohydrate 137.4 mg equivalent to 50 mg elemental zinc.

  • Pharmac is working with individual pharmacies to ensure supply is available for people with rare disorders.

  • For more information, please see Zincaps on Pharmac website

 

Questions: 

If you have any queries, please contact us at enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz

 

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Ngā mihi,

 

Anna I Senior Advisor Implementation

Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington

P: 0800 660 050 | www.pharmac.govt.nz


Pharmac will be closed over the Christmas break from Thursday 25 December 2025, reopening Monday 5 January 2026.

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