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Azathioprine 25mg tablets

MSAN(2020)2 · Level 2 · issued 17 Jan 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)2
Issued
17 Jan 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
w/c 27 January 2020 as stated by the source
Source
Signed NHS Scotland notice (PDF) ↗

What the notice states

The supply position for each affected product, as recorded in the notice — read the full signed PDF above for the clinical advice and actions.

ProductPositionResupply
1. All suppliers of azathioprine 25mg tablets are out of stock until the w/c 27th of January 2020,Out of stockthe w/c 27th of January 2020
azathioprine 50mg tablets remain available.Available
 further advice on handling cytotoxic agents is available here.Available
6. An unlicensed special of azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension is available from BCM SpecialsAvailable

From the NHS Scotland notice PDF (linked above); dates and “valid until” text are as stated, fuzzy wording kept as written. Scotland is covered separately from England — see methodology. Not an official NHS service, and not clinical advice — follow the guidance issued to your pharmacy.