As of 06 Nov 2026 14:52 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2024/064 (29 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somatropin (NutropinAq®) 10mg/2ml solution for injection cartridgesaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Discontinued, as stated | — not stated for this line | notice of 29 May 2024 |
| Somatropin (Humatrope®) 6mg, 12mg and 24mg powder and solvent for solution for injection cartridgesaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Discontinued, as stated | — not stated for this line | notice of 29 May 2024 |
| Other brands of somatropinclass-level statement by the source, not a named product · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available | — not stated for this line | notice of 29 May 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 — Somatropin
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Somatropin (NutropinAq® ) 10mg/2ml solution for injection cartridges Somatropin (Humatrope® ) 6mg, 12mg and 24mg powder and solvent for solution for injection cartridges - Updated | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/064 |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Medicine Supply Notification: Somatropin (Genotropin® MiniQuick) 0.6mg, 1.4mg and (Genotropin® GoQuick) 5.3mg powder and solvent for solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices - Update | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2023/089 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: genotropin miniquick, nutropinaq. 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)58 Pen device for Genotropin® (somatropin) 5.3 mg and 12 mg powder and solvent · issued 30 Dec 2025 · valid until early 2027, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2024)31 Somatropin (NutropinAq®) 10mg/2ml solution for injection cartridges · issued 30 May 2024 · valid until Products have been discontinued, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2023)28 Somatropin (Genotropin® MiniQuick) 1.4mg powder and solvent for solution for · issued 29 Sep 2023 · valid until w/c 1st January 2024, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2023)11 Norditropin® Flexpro® and NordiFlex® (somatropin) solution for injection pre- · issued 09 Jun 2023 · valid until September 2023, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗