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Irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 150mg/12.5mg tablets

MSAN(2021)13 · Level 2 · issued 23 Mar 2021

Reference
MSAN(2021)13
Issued
23 Mar 2021
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
early May 2021 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. Irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 150mg/12.5mg tablets are out of stock until early May 2021.Out of stockearly May 2021
3. Of the separate components, only irbesartan 150mg tablets are available (hydrochlorothiazideAvailable—
tablets were discontinued many years ago) and can support an uplift in demand.Discontinued—
4. An alternative thiazide diuretic, bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg, is available and can support anAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2021:13

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
f754ba0580c90b7566265b1e9b5c58f0281f9179e64c904edb5c5ce393aeb30a
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-2021-13.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.