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Lorazepam (Ativan®) 4mg/ml Solution for injection (Pfizer)

MSAN(2020)96 · Level 2 · issued 09 Oct 2020

Reference
MSAN(2020)96
Issued
09 Oct 2020
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
Early December 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
considered unlicensed in the UK, is available from Pfizer during this out of stock period.Available—
injection to ensure ongoing supplies remain available for community pharmacies throughout thisAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2020:96

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
edf2d2cc4dfd6207e1873497a566157e848c171e72fe2636cb1300e2db5a4747
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-2020-96.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.