Though we are hearing that the ADHD medication shortage issue in the UK is now over, we will keep ‘Medication Watch’ going for those of you who are still struggling to source medication and also want to know more info.
News Alerts
- BREAKING– It would appear the medication shortage in the UK is over due to the introduction of allowing generic branding. Though of course individuals might still experience issues because pharamcy do not stock the medication in bulk.
- There has been a few things making their way into the media about long-term use of some ADHD medications causing heart problems. Is this the reason for the current shortage? Are they trying to adapt the ingredients some how? ADHD and Me is determined to try and bring you some of the important answers to these questions.
Advice
What to do if you can’t source medication?
If you can’t get hold of your current ADHD medication at your regular pharmacy, firstly try to source it from other pharmacies in your area checking what supplier they use. If you still can’t get hold of it then you need to go to your GP who may be able to offer you an alternative. The NHS admit there will be some difficult challenges ahead.
When will this resolve?
It would appear that this situation is not resolved in the UK, based on the introduction of allowing generic branding for ADHD medication. Individual cases may vary though according to your local pharmacy stockists.
Resources
Pharmacy Stock Check
- There is a website that shows where in the UK you can get hold of ADHD medication at boots phamacies. Click here to check if any is available near you.
- The NHS has a find a pharmacy page where you can find local pharmacies near you to ring and check if they have any of your ADHD medication. Find this tool here
- It has been brought to our attention that all boots pharmacies now offer a script stock check for certain medications to let you know when they are back in stock so that you can reserve them earlier. You can sign up by giving your phone number and then will recieve a text message like the one below.
Information
Listen to the above ADHD medication crisis podcast special here!
