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Salbutamol 2mg/5mL syrup

MSAN(2020)5 · Level 2 · issued 12 Feb 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)5
Issued
12 Feb 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
end February 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. Salbutamol 2mg/5mL syrup is out of stock until the end of February 2020.Out of stockthe end of February 2020
2. Salbutamol 2mg and 4mg tablets remain available.Available—
3. Unlicensed imports of salbutamol 2mg/5mL syrup are available from Alium Medical and Clinigen (thereAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2020:5

Recorded
13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
Capture route
Captured first-hand by ShortageSignal's scheduled check
Read from
NHS Scotland Medicine Supply Alert Notice (PDF)
Captured at
13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
Content hash
111f92dac0884d549fc2e0d4465c82b0970ff0fbaae4f5a2e74c1a496858761c
sha256 of the captured bytes — proves what was captured, not that the source was correct
Source document
https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/msan-2020-05.pdf ↗

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.