Pediasure & Pediasure Plus (Paediatric feeds): Supply issue resolved

Abbott have advised that supplies of both Pediasure Plus and Pediasure have returned to normal.

7 July 2023

Pediasure Plus stock has been available for a while. And a shipment of Pediasure arrived early July. 

Affected product

Pediasure is a paediatric enteral feed 1 kcal/ml liquid (Pharmacode 367958). Stock had been limited since March 2023 until July 2023

Schedule listing for Pediasure RTH(external link)

Pediasure Plus is a paediatric oral feed 1.5 kcal/ml liquid (Pharmacode 2372649). Abbott has restocked.

Schedule listing for Pediasure Plus(external link)

Both Pediasure and Pediasure Plus are listed as example brands in the HML.

Alternative products

There are other listed 1 kcal/ml enteral feeds

  • Nutrini RTH (Pharmacode 2632918) - Nutrini RTH is available, despite supply issues affecting some Nutricia products
  • Frebini Original (Pharmacode 2651777)

Abbott's Pediasure oral liquid is also available.

No new Special Authority is required to use any of these alternate products.

Schedule listings for paediatric 1 kcal/ml enteral feeds(external link)

The Nutrini brand of 1.5 kcal oral feed is available in both flavours (Strawberry and Vanilla). It is not currently affected by the other Nutricia supply issues

Who to contact

If you have questions about this issue, email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz

Please include as much information as you can about the product (presentation, brand, pharmacode) and who your wholesaler is.  

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