As of 06 Nov 2026 15:57 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2023/007 (03 Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solutionaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Limited supply, as stated | March 2023precision: a month · window end 31 Mar 2023, derived from “March 2023” | notice of 03 Feb 2023 |
| Fluoxetine (Olena®) 20mg dispersible tabletsaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | — not stated for this line | notice of 03 Feb 2023 |
| Fluoxetine capsules, including the 10mg and 20mg strengthsnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 03 Feb 2023 |
Protocol in force
No Serious Shortage Protocol matched to this name is in force on the NHSBSA register — 7 earlier protocols on this record have expired: SSP005 (to 31 Mar 2023), SSP007 (to 28 Jul 2021), SSP009 (to 17 May 2021), SSP006 (to 02 Oct 2020), SSP002 (to 18 Dec 2019), SSP003 (to 20 Nov 2019), SSP001 (to 25 Oct 2019). Matching is by name until identifier coding lands.
Named in the source as remaining available
- Fluoxetine capsules, including the 10mg and 20mg strengths — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
Only names the source itself listed, as it listed them (source post ↗). No substitution, dosing or counselling advice is given here or implied.
Identifiers — Fluoxetine
BNF chemical and SNOMED identifiers from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (Open Government Licence), matched by name (presentation name), confidence 0.90 — grouping under review where marked Release Jul 2026.
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
Notified short 3 times on record since 2021 — a recurring shortage spanning 1.7 years. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2023 | Medicine Supply Notification: Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution and fluoxetine (Olena® ) 20mg dispersible tablets | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2023/007 |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Medicine Supply Notification: Fluoxetine (Olena) 20mg dispersible sugar free tablets | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2021/029 |
| 28 May 2021 | Medicine Supply Notification: Fluoxetine 30mg capsules (Advanz) - Update | Supply notification | — | — |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: olena. 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(2021)2 Fluoxetine 40mg capsules · issued 02 Mar 2021 · valid until end of March 2021, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)104 Fluoxetine 30mg capsules (Advanz) · issued 23 Oct 2020 · valid until mid-December 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)46 Fluoxetine 40mg capsules · issued 01 Jun 2020 · valid until TBC, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)16 Fluoxetine 10mg tablets · issued 16 Mar 2020 · valid until late 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2021)8 Fluoxetine 10mg tablets · issued 08 Mar 2020 · valid until September 2021 - update to MSAN(2020)16, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2019)1 MEDICINE / DRUG IN SHORT SUPPLY: FLUOXETINE 10MG, For action · issued 23 Sep 2019 · valid until October – December 2019 (detail below) Pharmacists, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗