Penicillin V shortage prompts SSSI from TGA

Manufacturing issues responsible for Phenoxymethylpenicillin drought, says regulator A Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) has been made by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to help manage the shortage of the antibiotic phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V). According to a TGA Medicine Shortage Alert, the SSSI was enacted “to assist with timely access for patients needing phenoxymethylpenicillin oral