As of 04 Nov 2026 13:55 UTC. Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.
Presentations, as stated in the latest recorded notice
No product lines could be read from the latest recorded notice for this medicine, so no presentation-level status is shown. The notice itself is listed in the history below.
Protocol in force
No Serious Shortage Protocol matched to this name is in force on the NHSBSA register. Matching is by name until identifier coding lands.
Named in the source as remaining available
The latest recorded notice names no alternative as remaining available.
Identifiers — Antimicrobial Agents Used In Tuberculosis
Grouping under review The name on this page has not been matched to one BNF chemical with enough confidence to assert it; nothing here is grouped until a reviewer confirms it.
BNF chemical and SNOMED identifiers from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (Open Government Licence), matched by name, confidence not asserted — grouping under review where marked
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History
Notified short 2 times on record since 2025. We record when a shortage is declared, not when stock returns — the source doesn't publish that. An update sharing a reference counts as one episode.
| Issued | Notice | Kind | Tier | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment | Supply notification | Tier 3 | MSN/2025/058 |
| 29 Jul 2025 | National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment | Safety alert | — | NatPSA/2025/004/MVA |
| 29 Jul 2025 | National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment | Safety alert | — | MSN/2025/058 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: tb. Grouping is by the head name in each title; brand and generic names may still sit on separate pages until identifier coding refines it — see the A–Z.
Scotland — separate record
NHS Scotland issues its own Medicine Supply Alert Notices. These match this medicine's name; they are shown beside, never added to, the England record.
- MSAN(2025)44 Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment · issued 27 Oct 2025 · valid until TBC - Please refer to medicines supply tool on the Specialist, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗