As of 04 Nov 2026 06:38 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2023/078 (22 Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (Accord)affected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | late December 2023precision: late in the month · window end 31 Dec 2023, derived from “late December 2023” | notice of 22 Aug 2023 |
| Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (Flynn Pharma)named by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 22 Aug 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
- Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (Flynn Pharma) — 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 — Phenytoin Sodium
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, 22 Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2023 | Medicine Supply Notification: Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (Accord) | Supply notification | Tier 3 | MSN/2023/078 |
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)21 Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (Accord) · issued 29 Aug 2023 · valid until late December 2023, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)60 Phenytoin sodium NRIM 100mg capsules · issued 29 Jun 2020 · valid until to be confirmed, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)1 Phenytoin sodium NRIM 100mg capsules · issued 10 Jan 2020 · valid until 8 May 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗