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Coal tar extract (Neutrogena® T/Gel® Therapeutic) 2% shampoo

MSAN(2024)64 · Level 2 · issued 11 Dec 2024

Reference
MSAN(2024)64
Issued
11 Dec 2024
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
product is being discontinued from February 2025. 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
Valid until: product is being discontinued from February 2025.Discontinued—
discontinued from February 2025.Discontinued—
2. Alternative coal tar extract preparations remain available and are able to support an increase inAvailable—
Cocois® Precipitated Sulphur children 6-12 years cannot supportAvailable — cannot support uplift—
the website is available to UK healthcare professionals and organisations providing NHS healthcare.Available—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2024:64

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
43aecc1d856c897a19c036ee4fde1ade12dd4510bb51fbe34f551407cd806fef
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-2024-64.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.