Please note:
Medicine |
Out of stock until |
Alternatives (NB FP10 prescriptions must indicate that a special is required/prescribed by the GP) |
MSN/2020/008 Lorazepam (Ativan®) 4mg/ml injection (Pfizer) |
w/c 2nd March 2020 |
Importers can source limited supplies of unlicensed imports of lorazepam 4mg/ml injection, however, the average lead time is 4-6 weeks. |
MSN/2020/009 Penicillamine 125mg and 250mg tablets |
Late March 2020 |
Unlicensed imports of penicillamine 125mg and 250mg tablets are available. |
There have also been changes to the resupply dates of the medicines listed below. These MSNs were previously circulated via our commissioning routes.
Original MSN reference |
Date of original Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) |
Supply issue |
Resupply date previously communicated |
Updated resupply date as of February 2020 |
MSN/2019/020 |
20-Dec-19 |
H2-antagonists (cimetidine, famotidine and nizatidine) |
Famotidine 20mg tablets are out of stock until the end of December 2019.
Cimetidine 200mg tablets are out of stock until the end of January 2020.
Nizatidine 150mg and 300mg tablets are out of stock until February 2020. |
End February 2020 (Tillomed) Mid March 2020 (Teva)
End March 2020 (Ennogen) May 2020 (Medley Pharma)
No confirmed resupply date (Medreich and Mylan) |
MSN/2020/005 |
11-Feb-20 |
Salbutamol 2mg/5ml syrup |
End of February 2020 |
End of March 2020 |
n/a |
23-Aug-19 |
Sayana Press Injection |
At least end 2019 |
March 2020 |
n/a |
24-Oct-19 |
Paroxetine (Seroxat) 10mg/5ml liquid |
January 2020 |
Early March 2020 |
Please be aware this communication is also being circulated separately to all Community Pharmacies in England
Please note that supply issues that have been categorised as tier 1 or 2, DHSC and the MSRG have requested that we use our commissioning routes to reach community pharmacy and GP practices. More serious supply issues are communicated via the Central Alerting System for action.
If you have any queries please contact: DHSCmedicinesupplyteam@dhsc.gov.uk
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