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Zyban® (bupropion hydrochloride) 150mg prolonged release tablets

MSAN(2020)45 · Level 3 · issued 01 Jun 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)45
Issued
01 Jun 2020
Priority
Level 3
Valid until
End November 2020 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
1. Zyban® (bupropion hydrochloride) 150mg prolonged release tablets will be out of stock fromOut of stock—
dependence, are available.Available—
 All Champix® (varenicline tartrate) formulations remain available. Pfizer have advised theyAvailable—
 Various nicotine replacement therapies also remain available.Available—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2020:45

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
a056804f7e23fe8baca07fe093f6f0d8486032bf0b542ace33ce33e8bb0cfcbc
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-2020-45.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.