{"id":18284,"date":"2025-09-12T16:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/18284\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:01:11","slug":"emergency-contraceptive-pill-shortage-reported-in-new-zealand-as-pharmac-talks-of-supply-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/18284\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency contraceptive pill shortage reported in New Zealand as Pharmac talks of supply issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPharmac works hard behind the scenes to reduce the impact of supply issues on the community. We understand that supply issues can be frustrating and concerning for people who need this medicine, and for those supporting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">She said there has been a shortage of the emergency contraceptive pill (levonorgestrel tablets 1.5 mg) because of manufacturing and shipping delays. <\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhile these delays were outside of Pharmac\u2019s direct control, we\u2019ve been working closely with the supplier and wholesalers to manage the situation and minimise disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">On Tuesday, August 26, a large shipment (equivalent to around four to five months\u2019 supply) was released into the market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">Martin said stock is available at wholesalers for pharmacies to order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">If pharmacies do not currently have stock, they are encouraged to contact their wholesaler directly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\">Chemist Warehouse has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"BykrjImGEgsVna\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cPharmac works hard behind the scenes to reduce the impact of supply issues on the community. We understand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[806,1558,19951,15974,78,1452,117,111,43,139,69,1118,19953,19952,19954,19955,15267,13109,14182,781,19862,301,122,4518,102,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-18284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-as","9":"tag-been","10":"tag-contraceptive","11":"tag-emergency","12":"tag-in","13":"tag-issues","14":"tag-new","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-newzealand","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-of","20":"tag-pharmac","21":"tag-pill","22":"tag-pills","23":"tag-replenished","24":"tag-reported","25":"tag-several","26":"tag-shortage","27":"tag-stock","28":"tag-supply","29":"tag-talks","30":"tag-unlikely","31":"tag-weeks","32":"tag-with","33":"tag-zealand"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}