Scotland · NHS Scotland MSAN
Levofloxacin 250mg and 500mg tablets
MSAN(2025)19 · Level 2 · issued 22 Apr 2025
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.
| Product | Position | Resupply |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Levofloxacin 250mg tablets are in limited supply until late April 2025. | Limited supply | late April 2025 |
| 2. Levofloxacin 500mg tablets are in limited supply until late May 2025. | Limited supply | late May 2025 |
| 3. Alternative antibiotics remain available and can support increased demand. | Available | — |
| need to register with the SPS website. Registration for access to the website is available to UK | Available | — |
Provenance
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scot:msan:2025:19
- 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
63afa9c1a5e19947bd09f5104e73eb52e789d105520c0a35f82267a230d67aa1sha256 of the captured bytes — proves what was captured, not that the source was correct- Source document
- https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/msan-2025-19.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.