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All Medicine Shortages A-Z

132 medicines currently affected

Source data checked 12 May 2026, 17:17 UTC
Browse all individual medicines currently affected by shortages in the UK. Each page shows current status, alternatives, and what to do.

All Medicines With Active Shortages

Abidec Multivitamin

1 active shortage

Accord Healthcare Ltd, Carmustine

2 active shortages

Activase Pharmaceuticals Limited, Prednisolone

3 active shortages

Adipine XL

1 active shortage

Amarox Limited, Sertraline

1 active shortage

Amiodarone

1 active shortage

Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis Treatment

1 active shortage

Aspar Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ibuprofen

2 active shortages

Atorvastatin

5 active shortages

Bayer Plc, Various Products

2 active shortages

Bio Products Laboratory Limited, Rabies, Human normal Immunoglobulin 500IU

1 active shortage

Buprenorphine/naloxone

1 active shortage

Camellia sinensis extract 10%

1 active shortage

Carbamazepine

2 active shortages

Cefalexin

4 active shortages

Chemydur 60XL

1 active shortage

Clarithromycin

3 active shortages

Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Quetiapine Oral

2 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Onkotrone

1 active shortage

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Blumont Pharma Limited, Ocumont Eye

2 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Doncaster Pharma Limited, Hiprex

1 active shortage

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd, Amitriptyline Hydrochloride

2 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Lexon UK Ltd, Moclobemide

2 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Milpharm Limited, Loperamide hydrochloride

1 active shortage

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited, Vesomni

1 active shortage

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Rayner Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dropodex 0.1% w/v Eye

2 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Sandoz Limited, Apixaban 2.

1 active shortage

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Special Concept Development UK Limited, Baclofen

3 active shortages

Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Viatris Products Ltd, Arixtra

2 active shortages

Co-codamol

1 active shortage

Co-trimoxazole

1 active shortage

Coal tar extract 2% shampoo

1 active shortage

Combisal

1 active shortage

Competact

1 active shortage

Creon 10000

1 active shortage

Creon 25000

1 active shortage

Creon Micro Pancreatin 60.

1 active shortage

Crescent Pharma Limited, Ramipril

3 active shortages

Daktacort

1 active shortage

Dalivit Oral

1 active shortage

Desmopressin

1 active shortage

Diamorphine

1 active shortage

Epilim

1 active shortage

Erythromycin

1 active shortage

Estraderm MX

4 active shortages

Estradiol

1 active shortage

Estradiol 0.

3 active shortages

Estradiol 0.06%

2 active shortages

Estradiol 1.

3 active shortages

Estradot

9 active shortages

Estriol 0.1%

2 active shortages

Exenatide

1 active shortage

Fiasp FlexTouch

1 active shortage

Finasteride: reminder of the risk psychiatric side effects and of sexual side effects

1 active shortage

Flixotide

1 active shortage

Fluoxetine

7 active shortages

Galantamine

1 active shortage

Genotropin 5.

1 active shortage

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited, Fingolimod Glenmark 0.

2 active shortages

Haloperidol

1 active shortage

Hameln Pharma Ltd, Clarithromycin

3 active shortages

Humalog

1 active shortage

Humulin S

1 active shortage

Insulatard InnoLet

1 active shortage

Ipratropium bromide

1 active shortage

Isosorbide mononitrate

1 active shortage

Jext

1 active shortage

Latanoprost

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in April 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in August 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in December 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in February 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in January 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in January 2025

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in July 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in June 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in March 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in May 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in November 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in October 2024

1 active shortage

Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in September 2024

1 active shortage

Levemir InnoLet

1 active shortage

Levobunolol 0.5% eye

1 active shortage

Levofloxacin

1 active shortage

Levothyroxine 12.

1 active shortage

Lidocaine

1 active shortage

Lisdexamfetamine

2 active shortages

Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Paliperidone Mercury Pharma prolonged-release

3 active shortages

Midazolam

1 active shortage

Mometasone

1 active shortage

Monomax XL

1 active shortage

Monomil XL

2 active shortages

Mounjaro KwikPen

1 active shortage

Nadolol

1 active shortage

Nicorandil

1 active shortage

Nifedipine

1 active shortage

Norethisterone

1 active shortage

Norgine Limited, MOVICOL Ease Citrus

2 active shortages

Nortriptyline

1 active shortage

Nyzamac SR

1 active shortage

Oestrogel Pump-Pack 0.06%

1 active shortage

Omega Pharma Ltd, Napralief

1 active shortage

Ovestin

1 active shortage

Paracetamol

4 active shortages

Phenobarbital

1 active shortage

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

8 active shortages

Premique low dose 0.

1 active shortage

Progynova TS

1 active shortage

Propafenone

1 active shortage

Propranolol

1 active shortage

Quetiapine

11 active shortages

Ramipril 1.

1 active shortage

Ramipril 2.

1 active shortage

Regent Medical Limited / Mölnlycke Health Care, Hibiwash

1 active shortage

Repaglinide

1 active shortage

Rivastigmine 4.

1 active shortage

Rokshaw Limited Trading as Curaleaf Laboratories, Curaleaf Oil [FS]

3 active shortages

Salazopyrin

3 active shortages

Salbutamol 2.

2 active shortages

Sodium fusidate

1 active shortage

Sodium valproate

1 active shortage

Somatropin

1 active shortage

Sterling Pharmaceuticals Ltd , KidNaps

3 active shortages

Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed, Baclofen

2 active shortages

Tegretol

1 active shortage

Tolterodine

1 active shortage

Torasemide

1 active shortage

Trandate

1 active shortage

Tresiba FlexTouch

1 active shortage

Triptorelin acetate 3.

1 active shortage

Utrogestan

1 active shortage

Venlafaxine 37.

1 active shortage

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Data sources: DHSC Medicine Supply Notifications · NHSBSA Serious Shortage Protocols · NHS England
Page last updated: 13 May 2026. Data checked daily.