Medicine Supply Notification · MSN/2025/038

Medicine Supply Notification: Buprenorphine (Relevtec®) 35micrograms/hour, 52.5micrograms/hour, 70micrograms/hour transdermal patches Buprenorphine (Bupeaze®) 52.5micrograms/hour transdermal patches

MSN/2025/038 Tier 2 · medium · issued 19 Jun 2025

Buprenorphine has been notified short 3 times since 2025 — see the full history →

Reference: MSN/2025/038
Kind: Medicine Supply Notification
Issued: 19 Jun 2025
Expected back: early August 2025 as stated by the source — kept fuzzy
Recorded changes: 2
Source: Announcement post ↗

Presentations, as stated

Each product line re-expressed as the product named, the status the source stated and its expected-back phrase kept as written — not the source's sentence, and not an observation of stock. Roles are inferred from phrasing.

Presentation	Status, as stated	Expected back, as stated	Stated in
Buprenorphine (Relevtec®) 35micrograms/hour, 52.5micrograms/hour and 70micrograms/hour transdermal patchesaffected product · inferred from phrasing	Out of stock, as stated	early August 2025precision: early in the month · window end 10 Aug 2025, derived from “early August 2025”	notice of 19 Jun 2025
Buprenorphine (Bupeaze®) 52.5micrograms/hour transdermal patchesaffected product · inferred from phrasing	Out of stock, as stated	early October 2025precision: early in the month · window end 10 Oct 2025, derived from “early October 2025”	notice of 19 Jun 2025
Alternative buprenorphine matrix formulation 4-day (96-hourly) patchesclass-level statement by the source, not a named product · inferred from phrasing	Stated as available	— not stated for this line	notice of 19 Jun 2025

What changed

19 Jun 2025Supply notification issuedsource post
19 Jun 2025Expected backsource post

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Recorded: 12 Jul 2026 14:45 UTC
Capture route: Captured first-hand by ShortageSignal's scheduled check
Read from: Community Pharmacy England post (DHSC notification as relayed)
Captured at: 12 Jul 2026 14:45 UTC
Content hash: 50a5f8661d2976fcf560b87941f01561500a4bf2b44c1330eea72ddb223ed8c2
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Source document: https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/medicine-supply-notification-buprenorphine-relevtec-35micrograms-hour-52-5micrograms-hour-70micrograms-hour-transdermal-patches-buprenorphine-bupeaze-52-5micrograms-hour-transdermal ↗
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