Medicine Supply Notification: Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
MSN/2026/031
Tier 2 – medium impact
Date of issue: 9 July 2026
- Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol [0.5%] 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) preservative free eye drops, 0.2ml unit dose, are out of stock until January 2027.
- Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol [0.5%] 5mg/ml (Vizilatan Duo®) preservative free eye drops remain available but cannot support increased demand.
- Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops (containing preservatives) remain available.
- Timolol (Eysano®) 5mg/ml [0.5%] preservative free eye drops remain available but cannot support increased demand.
- Timolol (Eysano®) 2.5mg/ml [0.25%] preservative free eye drops are out of stock until September 2026.
- Latanoprost (Monopost®) 50micrograms/ml preservative free eye drops, 0.2ml unit dose, remain available and can support increased demand.
- Timolol (Tiopex®) 1mg/g [0.1%] preservative free eye gel, 0.4g unit dose, remains available and can support increased demand.
A copy of this medicine supply notification, including supporting information, has been sent to all pharmacy NHS email addresses.
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