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Propranolol

As of 01 Nov 2026 09:05 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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 notice (updated)MSN/2025/059 Tier 2 · issued 10 Nov 2025 (356 days ago) · last statement 05 Mar 2026
Expected backJuly 2026 as stated in the latest recorded noticethe latest of 2 dates stated for this notice's lines (earliest “July 2026”); 2 of 2 stated windows have passed stated date passed — no update recorded (93 days)window end 31 Jul 2026, derived from “July 2026”
Protocolno Serious Shortage Protocol matched to this name on the NHSBSA register
ScotlandMSAN(2025)49 issued 13 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 MSN/2025/059 (10 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
Propranolol 80mg modified release capsulesaffected product · inferred from phrasingOut of stock, as statedJuly 2026precision: a month · window end 31 Jul 2026, derived from “July 2026”update of 05 Mar 2026
Propranolol 160mg modified release capsulesaffected product · inferred from phrasingOut of stock, as statedJuly 2026precision: a month · window end 31 Jul 2026, derived from “July 2026”update of 05 Mar 2026
Propranolol 40mg and 80mg tablets (immediate release)named by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasingStated as available— not stated for this linenotice of 10 Nov 2025
Propranolol oral solutionnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasingStated as available; cannot support an uplift in demand— not stated for this linenotice of 10 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

  • Propranolol 40mg and 80mg tablets (immediate release) — named by the source as remaining available (inferred from phrasing)
  • Propranolol oral solution — 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 — Propranolol

Also known as
Propranolol 1.67mg/5ml oral liquid · Propranolol 10mg tablets · Propranolol 10mg/5ml oral liquid · Propranolol 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free · Propranolol 15mg/5ml oral liquid · Propranolol 160mg modified-release capsules · +24 more
BNF chemical
Propranolol hydrochloride 0204000R0 — matched on a generic name
Class
Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs · Cardiovascular System
SNOMED codes
13151911000001104, 13152211000001101, 13152711000001108, 13153511000001105, 13154111000001104 and 229 more
Suppliers named in the NHSBSA dataset
A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd · AAH Hillcross · Accord-UK Ltd · Actavis UK Ltd · Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd · Almus Pharmaceuticals Ltd · +35 more (from the dataset, not from the notices)

BNF chemical and SNOMED identifiers from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (Open Government Licence), matched by name (chemical name), confidence 0.85 — 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, 10 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
10 Nov 2025Medicine Supply Notification: Propranolol 80mg and 160mg modified release capsules - UpdatedNotification updateTier 2MSN/2025/059

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-propranolol-80mg-and-160mg-modified-release-capsules · 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.