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ShortageSignal

The register, by medicine

Every medicine on the UK shortage record

232medicines 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.

MedicineTimes notifiedFirstMost recent
Estradiol1320212025
Disopyramide520222026
Isosorbide Mononitrate520242025
Salbutamol520242025
Diltiazem420222025
Fluticasone420222023
Oxybutynin420222026
Prochlorperazine420222024
Atorvastatin320222022
Buprenorphine320252026
Cefalexin320242024
Co-Trimoxazole320232026
Desmopressin320212025
Diamorphine320212025
Diazepam320232024
Fentanyl320222025
Flixotide320212024
Fluoxetine320212023
Glp-1 Receptor Agonists320232024
Latanoprost320232026
Methylphenidate320222024
Midazolam320232026
Nifedipine320252026
Novorapid320222025
Oxcarbazepine320232026
Paracetamol320222023
Phenobarbital320242026
Quetiapine320242026
Ramipril320242026
Sulfasalazine320222023

A–Z of all medicines

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A

AbidecAcarboseAcebutolol ·2Acetazolamide ·2AdmelogAlendronic AcidAlfuzosinAmiodarone ·2Antimicrobial Agents Used In Tuberculosis ·2Apomorphine HydrochlorideApraclonidineAripiprazoleAspirinAtomoxetineAtorvastatin ·3Azelaic Acid ·2AzithromycinAztreonam

B

BambuterolBeclometasone DipropionateBenperidolBetamethasoneBezafibrateBisacodylBromfenacBumetanide ·2Buprenorphine ·3Bupropion

C

Camellia Sinensis ExtractCapimuneCapsaicinCarbamazepine ·2CatapresCefalexin ·3CefiximeChloral HydrateChlordiazepoxideCiclosporinCilostazolCiprofloxacinClarithromycin ·2ClexaneClomethiazoleClomifene ·2ClonidineCo-CodamolCo-Trimoxazole ·3Coal Tar ExtractColestipolConjugated OestrogensCreon Micro Pancreatin

D

DaktacortDalacinDalivitDalteparin ·2DdavpDesmopressin ·3Diamorphine ·3Diamorphine HydrochlorideDiazepam ·3Diclofenac ·2DicycloverineDiltiazem ·4DioralyteDipyridamoleDisopyramide ·5DisulfiramDulaglutide

E

EdoxabanEletriptanElleste Solo MxEmeradeEpilimErythromycinEstradiol ·13Estradiol Valerate ·2EstradotEstriol ·2EthinylestradiolExenatide

F

Femseven ContiFentanyl ·3FesoterodineFiaspFlixotide ·3Fluoxetine ·3Fluticasone ·4For Co-CodamolFormoterolFormoterol Fumarate Dihydrate

G

GalantamineGenotropinGentisone HcGlp-1 Ra ProductsGlp-1 Receptor Agonists ·3GlucagonGlycerolGuanfacine

H

HaloperidolHumalog ·2Humulin IHumulin SHydrocortisoneHydrocortisone Sodium PhosphateHyoscine Hydrobromide ·2Hypurin PorcineHypurin Porcine Isophane

I

Ibandronic AcidImiquimod ·2Insulatard ·2Insulin Isophane Biphasic Human ·2Insulin Isophane HumanIpratropium BromideIrbesartanIsosorbide Mononitrate ·5

J

Jext ·2

K

Kolanticon

L

LacidipineLamotrigine ·2LansoprazoleLantusLatanoprost ·3Levemir ·2LevobunololLevofloxacinLevomepromazineLidocaineLipitorLisdexamfetamine ·2LixisenatideLocorten Vioform

M

Medroxyprogesterone ·2MegestrolMemantine ·2MeptazinolMesalazine ·2MetforminMethadoneMethylphenidate ·3Methylprednisolone ·2Methylprednisolone AcetateMetronidazoleMexiletine HydrochlorideMidazolam ·3Minims Oxybuprocaine HydrochlorideMinims Povidone IodineMometasoneMoviprep

N

NabiloneNadololNafarelinNalcromNaloxegolNaloxoneNaltrexoneNexiumNicorandilNifedipine ·3NorditropinNorethisterone ·2Novorapid ·3

O

OfloxacinOral ContraceptiveOxcarbazepine ·3Oxybutynin ·4Oxycodone Hydrochloride

P

PabrinexPancrease HlPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyParacetamol ·3ParoxetinePentoxifyllinePermethrinPhenobarbital ·3Phenytoin SodiumPhosphate SandozPilocarpine HydrochloridePiroxicamPotentialPrednisolonePremique Low DosePrimidoneProchlorperazine ·4Progesterone ·2Promethazine Hydrochloride ·2PromixinPropafenone ·2Propantheline BromidePropranololPyridostigmine

Q

Quetiapine ·3Quinapril

R

Ramipril ·3RasagilineReboxetineRepaglinideRivastigmine

S

Salbutamol ·5Sando-KSelegilineSemaglutideSenokotSodium FusidateSodium Valproate ·2Somatropin ·2Statstrip Beta-Ketone Testing StripsSubutexSulfadiazine Silver ·2Sulfasalazine ·3Suprefact

T

TargocidTegretol ·2TemazepamTestosterone ·2TimololTolterodineTorasemideTrandateTrandolaprilTresibaTriamcinolone Acetonide ·2TriamtereneTrifluoperazineTriptorelin AcetateTrurapi

V

Venlafaxine ·2VfendVigabatrinVoltarol OphthaVoriconazole

X

Xylocaine ·2

Z

Zopiclone