Hello and thanks for posting

I'm afraid we have no role in the provision of medicines within the NHS, so I can't be of very much help I'm afraid.

Apparently, it can be harder for community pharmacies to get hold of drugs than it is for hospitals, this can depend on the manufacturers that the community pharmacies have contracts with. So where one pharmacy may be having issues, another may be fine as they use a different supplier. A way around this is for the community pharmacies to change their supplier. 

This may be a local issue that hopefully it gets sorted out soon.  All I can suggest is that your wife talks to her pharmacist to see what they know and try other pharmacists in the area, if needed.

I can appreciate that not being able to easily get a supply of this medicine may cause unnecessary stress. I hope this issue is ironed out quickly. 

I'm not sure if someone will come along and post here in ask the nurse section of the forum to share their experience of obtaining this drug. If not, you can try posting on other topic areas of the forum.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene

Hello and thanks for posting

I'm afraid we have no role in the provision of medicines within the NHS, so I can't be of very much help I'm afraid.

Apparently, it can be harder for community pharmacies to get hold of drugs than it is for hospitals, this can depend on the manufacturers that the community pharmacies have contracts with. So where one pharmacy may be having issues, another may be fine as they use a different supplier. A way around this is for the community pharmacies to change their supplier. 

This may be a local issue that hopefully it gets sorted out soon.  All I can suggest is that your wife talks to her pharmacist to see what they know and try other pharmacists in the area, if needed.

I can appreciate that not being able to easily get a supply of this medicine may cause unnecessary stress. I hope this issue is ironed out quickly. 

I'm not sure if someone will come along and post here in ask the nurse section of the forum to share their experience of obtaining this drug. If not, you can try posting on other topic areas of the forum.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene