Medicine Supply Notification: Disulfiram 200mg tablets
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Disulfiram 200mg tablets.
MSN/2023/076
Tier 2 – medium impact
Date of issue 16th August 2023
- Disulfiram 200mg tablets are out of stock until late August 2023.
- Unlicensed supplies of Disulfiram 200mg tablets may be sourced, lead times vary.
Unlicensed imports
The following specialist importer has confirmed they can source unlicensed Disulfiram 200mg tablets. (please note there may be other companies that can also source supplies):
If there is currently no listing on dm+d for the imported product for prescribers to select using their prescribing systems an EPS prescription for unlicensed Disulfiram 200mg tablets cannot be issued. Where a prescriber wishes to prescribe a specially manufactured or imported product, an FP10 paper prescription should be issued as ‘Disulfiram 200mg tablets (Special Order)‘ and endorsed by the pharmacy as a non-Part VIIIB special with the following information:
- Amount dispensed over pack size used;
- Invoice price per pack size from which the order was supplied less any discount or rebate;
- Manufacturers’/importers’ MHRA licence number;
- Batch number of the product supplied;
- SP
A copy of this medicine supply notification, including further information, has been sent to all pharmacy NHS email addresses.
DHSC and NHSE/I have now launched an online Medicines Supply Tool, which provides up to date information about medicine supply issues. The contents of these MSNs can now be viewed on the Tool.
The Tool also details any changes to resupply dates and updates to the entries.
To access the Tool you will need an NHS email address. Once set up and logged in, you will be able to access it online.
New shortages not listed on the SPS website, can be reported using our shortage reporting tool.
