As of 02 Nov 2026 13:58 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 Status is always as stated in the latest recorded notice; the sources do not publish resolution, so nothing on this page says a medicine is back — see methodology.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/2024/056 (16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquidaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Out of stock, as stated | to be confirmed, as stated | notice of 16 May 2024 |
| Generic carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar freenamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing | Stated as available; cannot support an uplift in demand | — not stated for this line | notice of 16 May 2024 |
| Eaststone (productaffected product · inferred from phrasing | Resupply date to be confirmed | to be confirmed, as stated | notice of 16 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
- Generic carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free — 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 — Tegretol
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/056 |
| 10 Jan 2024 | Medicine Supply Notification: Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 200mg and 400mg prolonged release tablets | Supply notification | Tier 2 | MSN/2024/004 |
Also recorded under
Bracketed names seen in this medicine's notice titles: carbamazepine. 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)25 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid · issued 17 May 2024 · valid until TBC, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗
- MSAN(2024)16 Carbamazepine 100mg and 200mg tablets · issued 25 Apr 2024 · valid until mid-June 2024, as stated · matched by the recorded name “carbamazepine” PDF ↗
- MSAN(2023)15 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets · issued 07 Aug 2023 · valid until end August 2023, as stated · matched by name PDF ↗