Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Imiquimod (Aldara®) 5% cream and podophyllotoxin (Warticon®) 0.5% solution and 0.15% cream
MSN/2024/069
Tier 2 – medium impact
Date of issue: 5th June 2024
Imiquimod (Aldara®) 5% cream will be out of stock from mid-June 2024 until late July 2024.
Podophyllotoxin (Warticon®) 0.5% solution is out of stock until mid-June 2024.
Podophyllotoxin (Warticon®) 0.15% cream is out of stock until mid-October 2024.
Imiquimod (Zyclara®) 3.75% cream remains available and can support a partial increase in demand.
Imiquimod (Bascellex®) 50 mg/g cream remains available and can support a partial increase in demand.
Fluorouracil (Efudix®) 5% cream remains available, however, cannot support any increase in demand.
Diclofenac (Solaraze®) 3% gel, fluorouracil with salicylic acid (Actikerall®) cutaneous solution and tirbanibulin (Klisyri®) ointment remain available and can support an increase in demand.
Camellia sinensis (Catephen®) 10% ointment remains available and can support a partial increase in demand.
Unlicensed supplies of imiquimod 5% cream may be sourced, lead times vary.
Unlicensed products
The following specialist importers have confirmed they can source unlicensed Imiquimod 5% cream (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 the unlicensed product cannot be issued. Where a prescriber wishes to prescribe a specially manufactured or imported product, an FP10 paper prescription should be issued as ‘ Imiquimod 5% cream (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;
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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.
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