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Co-trimoxazole 40mg/200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free

MSAN(2026)11 · Level 2 · issued 06 Mar 2026

Reference
MSAN(2026)11
Issued
06 Mar 2026
Priority
Level 2
Valid until
early June 2026 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. Co-trimoxazole 40mg/200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free will be out of stock from midOut of stock—
2. Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg/5ml oral suspension is out of stock; resupply date is to beOut of stock—
3. Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg and 160mg/800mg tablets remain available and can supportAvailable—
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Provenance

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scot:msan:2026:11

Recorded
06 Aug 2026 21:25 UTC
Capture route
Captured first-hand by ShortageSignal's scheduled check
Read from
NHS Scotland Medicine Supply Alert Notice (PDF)
Captured at
06 Aug 2026 21:25 UTC
Content hash
d8ee57e7f387846f321e8097748635ed69b17c48804f86d2cb155a0df6c58843
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-2026-11.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.