As of 04 Nov 2026 09:22 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2024/116 (19 Dec 2024): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 20mg/100ml rectal solutionaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | February 2025precision: a month · window end 28 Feb 2025, derived from “February 2025” | notice of 19 Dec 2024 |
| Alternative rectal steroidsclass-level statement by the source, not a named product · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 19 Dec 2024 |
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
The latest recorded notice names no alternative as remaining available.
Identifiers — Prednisolone
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, 19 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Prednisolone 20mg/100ml rectal solution | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/116 |
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(2024)70 Prednisolone 20mg/100ml rectal solution · issued 27 Dec 2024 · valid until February 2025, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)106 Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories (RPH Pharmaceuticals) · issued 09 Nov 2020 · valid until January 2021, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)83 Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories (RPH Pharmaceuticals) · issued 26 Aug 2020 · valid until Early November 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)62 Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories (RPH Pharmaceuticals) · issued 29 Jun 2020 · valid until End August 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2020)51 Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories (RPH Pharmaceuticals) · issued 11 Jun 2020 · valid until End July 2020, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗