As of 04 Nov 2026 11:40 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2025/005 (28 Jan 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.
| Presentation | Status, as stated | Expected back, as stated | Stated in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memantine (Valios®) 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar freeaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | late April 2025precision: late in the month · window end 30 Apr 2025, derived from “late April 2025” | notice of 28 Jan 2025 |
| Memantine 5 mg/10 mg/15 mg/20 mg tablets treatment initiation packnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 28 Jan 2025 |
| Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free and memantine (Ebixa®) 5mg/0.5ml pump actuation oral solutionnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 28 Jan 2025 |
| Memantine 10mg and 20mg film coated tabletsnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 28 Jan 2025 |
| Memantine (Valios®) 10mg and 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar freenamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 28 Jan 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
- Memantine 5 mg/10 mg/15 mg/20 mg tablets treatment initiation pack — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
- Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free and memantine (Ebixa®) 5mg/0.5ml pump actuation oral solution — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
- Memantine 10mg and 20mg film coated tablets — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
- Memantine (Valios®) 10mg and 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free — 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 — Memantine
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 2 times on record since 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Memantine (Valios® ) 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2025/005 |
| 29 May 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Memantine (Valios® ) 10mg and 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/063 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: valios. 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)6 Memantine (Valios®) 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free · issued 05 Feb 2025 · valid until late April 2025, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2024)30 Memantine (Valios®) 10mg and 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free · issued 30 May 2024 · valid until late August 2024, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗