The register, by medicine
Every medicine on the UK shortage record
205medicines with at least one supply notification on record, and how often each has gone short. This is the answer to “has this happened before?” — recurrence over five years of notifications. Grouped by medicine name; dm+d coding will refine the grouping.
Most recurring shortages
The medicines notified short most often — a rough map of where UK supply is structurally fragile.
| Medicine | Times notified | First | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 11 | 2021 | 2025 |
| Disopyramide | 5 | 2022 | 2026 |
| Diltiazem | 4 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Fluticasone | 4 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Atorvastatin | 3 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Buprenorphine | 3 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Co-Trimoxazole | 3 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Desmopressin | 3 | 2021 | 2025 |
| Diamorphine | 3 | 2021 | 2025 |
| Fentanyl | 3 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Flixotide | 3 | 2021 | 2024 |
| Fluoxetine | 3 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Latanoprost | 3 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Midazolam | 3 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Nifedipine | 3 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 3 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Oxybutynin | 3 | 2022 | 2026 |
| Prochlorperazine | 3 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Ramipril | 3 | 2024 | 2026 |
| Salbutamol | 3 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Sulfasalazine | 3 | 2022 | 2023 |