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Ibandronic Acid

As of 05 Nov 2026 14:06 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.

Latest England noticeno reference Tier 2 · issued 17 Nov 2025 (353 days ago)
Expected backMarch 2026 as stated in the latest recorded notice stated date passed — no update recorded (219 days)window end 31 Mar 2026, derived from “March 2026”
Protocolno Serious Shortage Protocol matched to this name on the NHSBSA register
ScotlandMSAN(2025)50 issued 19 Nov 2025 — NHS Scotland's own notice, matched by name; kept separate from England

Presentations, as stated in the latest recorded notice

Each line is re-expressed from the latest notice (17 Nov 2025): 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.

PresentationStatus, as statedExpected back, as statedStated in
Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets, the only licensed once monthly bisphosphonateaffected product · inferred from phrasingLimited supply, as statedMarch 2026precision: a month · window end 31 Mar 2026, derived from “March 2026”notice of 17 Nov 2025
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets and risedronate sodium 35mg tablets (once weekly bisphosphonate presentations)named by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing · its own page →Stated as available— not stated for this linenotice of 17 Nov 2025

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

Only names the source itself listed, as it listed them (source post ↗). No substitution, dosing or counselling advice is given here or implied.

Identifiers — Ibandronic Acid

Also known as
Bondronat 2mg/2ml concentrate for inf vials · Bondronat 2mg/2ml solution for infusion ampoules · Bondronat 50mg tablets · Bondronat 6mg/6ml concentrate for inf vials · Bonviva 150mg tablets · Bonviva 3mg/3ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes · +8 more
BNF chemical
Ibandronic acid 0606020W0 — matched on a generic name
Class
Bisphosphonates and other drugs · Drugs affecting bone metabolism · Endocrine System
SNOMED codes
10268311000001102, 10925911000001101, 19275511000001106, 19295711000001108, 19357611000001107 and 54 more
Suppliers named in the NHSBSA dataset
A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd · Accord-UK Ltd · Actavis UK Ltd · Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd · Arrow Generics Ltd · Aspire Pharma Ltd · +17 more (from the dataset, not from the notices)

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

One supply notification on record, 17 Nov 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.

IssuedNoticeKindTierReference
17 Nov 2025Medicine Supply Notification: Ibandronic acid 150mg tabletsSupply notificationTier 2—

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.

Last checked
20 Oct 2026 — sources are checked twice daily by scheduled jobs, not continuously
Last source change
19 Oct 2026
Latest notice captured
12 Jul 2026
Sources
Latest notice post ↗https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/medicine-supply-notification-ibandronic-acid-150mg-tablets · methodology · corrections log

Re-expressed facts with links to the source documents; roles are inferred from phrasing and flagged; fuzzy dates stay fuzzy. Not an official NHS or DHSC service and not clinical advice — in a shortage, follow the guidance issued to your pharmacy or prescriber. Absence of a record is never availability.