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Sodium cromoglicate (Intal®) CFC-free 5mg inhaler (Sanofi)

MSAN(2020)66 · Level 2 · issued 13 Jul 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)66
Issued
13 Jul 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
mid-November 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. Sodium cromoglicate (Intal®) CFC-free 5mg inhalers are out of stock until mid-November 2020.Out of stockmid-November 2020
3. Nedocromil sodium 2mg inhalers (Tilade® - an alternative chromone inhaler) were discontinuedDiscontinued

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.