Medicine Supply Notification · MSN/2025/064

Medicine Supply Notification: Nifedipine (Fortipine® LA) 40mg modified-release tablets

MSN/2025/064 Tier 2 · medium · issued 08 Dec 2025

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

Reference: MSN/2025/064
Kind: Medicine Supply Notification
Issued: 08 Dec 2025
Recorded changes: 1
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
Nifedipine (Fortipine® LA) 40mg modified-release tabletsaffected product · inferred from phrasing	Out of stock, as stated	to be confirmed, as stated	notice of 08 Dec 2025
Other brands of nifedipine 20mg modified-release tabletsnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing	Stated as available	— not stated for this line	notice of 08 Dec 2025
Nifedipine (Coracten® SR) 20mg modified-release capsulesnamed by the source as remaining available · inferred from phrasing	Stated as available	— not stated for this line	notice of 08 Dec 2025

What changed

08 Dec 2025Supply notification issuedsource post

Provenance

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Recorded: 12 Jul 2026 14:44 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 14:44 UTC
Content hash: d0b4d41018aa6d30b997ff7592f5987910118913c9358b10b78278a2bddcdf88
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Source document: https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/medicine-supply-notification-nifedipine-fortipine-la-40mg-modified-release-tablets ↗
Parser version: 3

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