TGA alert as supply of phenelzine dries up

The watchdog suggests patients taking the drug for major depressive disorders need to be tapered off immediately if supplies cannot be secured
Associate Professor John Allan

Patients taking phenelzine to treat major depressive disorder will need to be tapered off the drug immediately if they can’t secure guaranteed supply, the TGA advises.

The Australian sponsor, Link Medical Products, has told the TGA that it has discontinued phenelzine sulfate (Nardil) 15mg tablets because of manufacturing issues.