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Carbamazepine 100mg and 200mg tablets

MSAN(2024)16 · Level 2 · issued 25 Apr 2024

Reference
MSAN(2024)16
Issued
25 Apr 2024
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
mid-June 2024 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. Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets are out of stock until end of April 2024.Out of stockend of April 2024
2. Tegretol® 200mg tablets remain available and can support a partial increase in demand.Available — partial uplift only—
3. Generic carbamazepine 100mg and 200mg tablets (Crescent) are out of stock until mid-JuneOut of stockmid-June
4. Generic carbamazepine 100mg tablets (Medreich) remain available and can support a partialAvailable — partial uplift only—
5. Generic carbamazepine 200mg tablets (Medreich) are out of stock until w/c 22 April 2024. AfterOut of stockw/c 22 April 2024
this date, they can support a partial increase in demand.Available — partial uplift only—
Tegretol® 100mg tablets. Please note, this cannot support theAvailable — cannot support uplift—
Registration for access to the website is available to UK healthcare professionals andAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2024:16

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
0b9c2e47133a47d0db17aef75053fa7357a06e5a9c62e7e676e6c52b21059794
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Source document
https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/msan-2024-16.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.