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NovoRapid FlexPen® (Insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-

MSAN(2022)5 · Level 3 · issued 04 Nov 2022

Reference
MSAN(2022)5
Issued
04 Nov 2022
Priority
Level 3
Valid until
21 November 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
1. NovoRapid FlexPen® is out of stock until the week commencing 21st November 2022.Out of stockthe week commencing 21st November 2022
 NovoRapid Penfill® (Insulin aspart) 100units/ml cartridges remain available and can supportAvailable—
 Trurapi Solostar® (Insulin aspart [biosimilar]) 100units/ml pens remain available and canAvailable—
 NovoRapid FlexTouch® (Insulin aspart) 100units/ml pens remain available but cannotAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2022:5

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
39a222512125ec8f3f157b914983f0e5eb70e20a93ee37a9a19b58128d21a49a
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-2022-05.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.