As of 04 Nov 2026 07:04 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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
Each line is re-expressed from MSN/2023/055 (01 Jun 2023): the product named, the status the source stated, and the expected-back phrase kept as written. Not the source's sentence, and not an observation of stock.
| Presentation | Status, as stated | Expected back, as stated | Stated in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg (Eloine®) tabletsaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | late-August 2023precision: late in the month · window end 31 Aug 2023, derived from “late-August 2023” | notice of 01 Jun 2023 |
| Alternative combined oral contraceptives (COC)class-level statement by the source, not a named product · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 01 Jun 2023 |
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 — Ethinylestradiol
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 (presentation name), confidence not asserted — grouping under review where marked
BNF SNOMED mapping, NHSBSA Copyright 2026; Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data, NHSBSA Copyright 2026. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
History
One supply notification on record, 01 Jun 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 2023 | Medicine Supply Notification: Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg (Eloine® ) tablets | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2023/055 |
Also recorded under
No other name appears in this medicine's notice titles. 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(2023)7 Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg (Eloine®) tablets · issued 09 Jun 2023 · valid until late August 2023, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2019)14 SYNPHASE® (ETHINYLESTRADIOL AND NORETHISTERONE) TABLETS · issued 15 Nov 2019 · valid until 20 December 2019, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗