Medicine Supply Notification · MSN/2026/021

Medicine Supply Notification: Chlordiazepoxide 5mg and 10mg capsules

MSN/2026/021 Tier 2 · medium · issued 30 Mar 2026

Reference: MSN/2026/021
Kind: Medicine Supply Notification
Issued: 30 Mar 2026
Expected back: mid-July 2026 as stated by the source — kept fuzzy
Recorded changes: 3
Source: Announcement post ↗

Presentations, as stated

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Presentation	Status, as stated	Expected back, as stated	Stated in
Chlordiazepoxide 5mg and 10mg capsules (Viatris)affected product · inferred from phrasing	Out of stock, as stated	mid-July 2026precision: mid-month · window end 20 Jul 2026, derived from “mid-July 2026”	notice of 30 Mar 2026
Chlordiazepoxide 10mg capsules (Kent Pharma)affected product · inferred from phrasing	Discontinued, as stated	— not stated for this line	notice of 30 Mar 2026
Chlordiazepoxide 5mg capsules (Kent Pharma)affected product · inferred from phrasing	Discontinued, as stated	— not stated for this line	notice of 30 Mar 2026
Alternative oral benzodiazepinesclass-level statement by the source, not a named product · inferred from phrasing	Stated as available	— not stated for this line	notice of 30 Mar 2026

What changed

30 Mar 2026Supply notification issuedsource post
30 Mar 2026Product discontinuedsource post
30 Mar 2026Expected backsource post

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Recorded: 12 Jul 2026 14:43 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 14:43 UTC
Content hash: 04b47803bacafdc0244c1bb80e1cbe967a610cb63d3aecd0d512dba8f78cc8ab
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Source document: https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/medicine-supply-notification-chlordiazepoxide-5mg-and-10mg-capsules ↗
Parser version: 3

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