I am in Scotland and have been taking the same brand of Atenolol for over 20 years, it is the Almus Bristol brand which is also lactose free.
I have many gastric conditions and also biliary/ liver problems and for some reason this tablet has given me no side effects in all this time.
Fast forward to the last year and now it is totally unavailable up here as Crescent brand of generic has flooded the market and is the only one.
My chemists have been as helpful as they can but can basically they can do nothing as when they order this brand the warehouse just sends out what they have which is Crescent. There is no way round this even for the independent chemists, I have now tried so many chemists and all the same!!
I have tried many other brands and they all give me liver problems which take weeks to resolve. It is actually a nightmare now.
It might be a different situation in England but I am afraid in Scotland there seems no solution!!
Does any one have the same problem? Is there any way I could buy them somewhere as I have my GP prescription and they are very cheap.