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Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha Multidose) 0.1% eye drops

MSAN(2024)65 · Level 2 · issued 11 Dec 2024

Reference
MSAN(2024)65
Issued
11 Dec 2024
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
mid-March 2025 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. Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha Multidose) 0.1% eye drops are out of stock until mid-March 2025.Out of stockmid-March 2025
3. Ketorolac 0.5% eye drops remain available and can support increased demand.Available—
4. Bromfenac 0.9mg/ml eye drops and nepafenac 1mg/ml and 3mg/ml eye drops remain availableAvailable—
Registration for access to the website is available to UK healthcare professionals andAvailable—

Provenance

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scot:msan:2024:65

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
81d5f1cffd8defcdfe8dd558a9701f47aeecfe37c1b85b2c3ed97af07eb78d23
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-2024-65.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.