As of 03 Nov 2026 13:25 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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 the latest notice (07 Oct 2021): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acea 0.75% gelaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | September 2020precision: a month · window end 30 Sep 2020, derived from “September 2020” | notice of 07 Oct 2021 |
| Metrogel 0.75% gel and Rozex 0.75% gelnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 07 Oct 2021 |
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
- Metrogel 0.75% gel and Rozex 0.75% gel — 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 — Metronidazole
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. chemical 'Metronidazole' appears under 2 BNF codes; 0501110C0 (most presentations) taken.
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, 07 Oct 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 2021 | Medicine Supply Notification: Metronidazole (Acea) 0.75% gel - Update | Supply notification | — | — |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: acea. 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(2020)91 Metronidazole (Acea®) 0.75% gel (Ferndale Pharmaceuticals) · issued 29 Sep 2020 · valid until January 2021, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)71 Metronidazole (Acea®) 0.75% gel (Ferndale Pharmaceuticals) · issued 23 Jul 2020 · valid until September 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗