If you’ve noticed that your pharmacy has given you a different brand of letrozole this month there’s no need to worry. The company that usually supplies the Letrole brand of this medicine has a temporary supply issue. They have sourced a different brand, Accord Letrozole, that will be used until their own product is available again. The replacement brand contains the same active ingredient (letrozole) in the same quantity as Letrole so should have exactly the same properties as Letrole. The usual brand is expected to reach NZ by mid- to late April, although pharmacies may continue to dispense the other brand until it has all been dispensed. To read more about this issue on the Pharmac website, click here.
