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Antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Strep

MSAN(2022)6 · Level 2 · issued 14 Dec 2022

Reference
MSAN(2022)6
Issued
14 Dec 2022
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
TBC 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
may be temporarily in limited supply at certain wholesalers and pharmacies.Limited supply—
2. Supplies are available with manufacturers, and deliveries into wholesalers and pharmacies areAvailable—
serious. Guidance for the public is available at: Streptococcus A (Strep A) | NHS inform.Available—
Registration for access to the website is available to UK healthcare professionals andAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2022:6

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
646c2dab065c48ab5ce1b21cb659dfcb3faa6ba9b60657a52202a07034332feb
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-2022-06.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.