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Estradiol (Estradot®) 25micrograms/24 hours, 37.5micrograms/24 hours and

MSAN(2023)17 · Level 2 · issued 29 Aug 2023

Reference
MSAN(2023)17
Issued
29 Aug 2023
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
late September 2023 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
100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches will be out of stock until late September 2023.Out of stocklate September 2023
2. Alternative brands of estradiol patches (Evorel® and Estraderm MX®) are available and canAvailable—
Registration for access to the website is available to UK healthcare professionals andAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2023:17

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
b7ffdb9dd0bee25b45e25d750a06cfae2815926d0dd7caf71a039846b8515632
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-2023-17.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.