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Tocilizumab (RoActemra®) 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled

MSAN(2021)34 · Level 3 · issued 09 Nov 2021

Reference
MSAN(2021)34
Issued
09 Nov 2021
Priority
Level 3
Valid until
January 2022 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
pens are in limited supply until January 2022 due to increased global demand on the activeLimited supplyJanuary 2022
Sanofi and the initiatingBoard will need to ensure that appropriate training is available, either onAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2021:34

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
4ad21ba1bd5162aa7c42120ffbe669c43d3ea9262407f6881c2c1c2165002bad
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-2021-34.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.