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Scotland · NHS Scotland MSAN

Estradiol (Estradot®) 25 micrograms/24 hours, 37.5 micrograms/24 hours, 50

MSAN(2025)14 · Level 2 · issued 11 Apr 2025

Reference
MSAN(2025)14
Issued
11 Apr 2025
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
various resupply dates – see below 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
patches will be out of stock until early May 2025.Out of stockearly May 2025
micrograms/24hours transdermal patches are available until early May 2025.Availableearly May 2025
3. Estradiol (Estradot®) 37.5 micrograms/24hours transdermal patches will be out of stock fromOut of stock—
are available and can support a full uplift in demand.Available—
5. FemSeven® (estradiol) transdermal patches (once weekly application) remain available and canAvailable—
6. Progynova® (estradiol) transdermal patches also remain available but cannot support an uplift inAvailable — cannot support uplift—
need to register with the SPS website. Registration for access to the website is available to UKAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2025:14

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
39ae56c2822c55d82cc8cb5dc7cfe768477a17cdeacbc39a598c489cf78781d4
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-2025-14.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.