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Scotland · NHS Scotland MSAN

H2-antagonists (cimetidine, famotidine and nizatidine)

MSAN(2020)35 · Level 2 · issued 30 Apr 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)35
Issued
30 Apr 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
various, see below as stated by the source
Source
Signed NHS Scotland notice (PDF) ↗

What the notice states

The supply position for each affected product, as recorded in the notice — read the full signed PDF above for the clinical advice and actions.

ProductPositionResupply
 Cimetidine 200mg tablets are back in stock with Ennogen; Medreich are out of stock with noOut of stock—
 Cimetidine 400mg tablets are out of stock until March 2021 (Ennogen); Medreich are out of stockOut of stockMarch 2021
 Cimetidine 800mg tablets are back in stock with Ennogen; Medreich are out of stock with noOut of stock—
 Nizatidine 150mg and 300mg tablets are out of stock until the end of 2020 (Mylan); Medreich areOut of stockthe end of 2020

Provenance

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scot:msan:2020:35

Recorded
13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
Capture route
Captured first-hand by ShortageSignal's scheduled check
Read from
NHS Scotland Medicine Supply Alert Notice (PDF)
Captured at
13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
Content hash
79538b927d5a83d830052bf7e04d210a7dfffc0dd6bd89b3aa77d9ce731f7c23
sha256 of the captured bytes — proves what was captured, not that the source was correct
Source document
https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/msan-2020-35.pdf ↗

From the NHS Scotland notice PDF (linked above); dates and “valid until” text are as stated, fuzzy wording kept as written. Scotland is covered separately from England — see methodology. Not an official NHS service, and not clinical advice — follow the guidance issued to your pharmacy.