Month in review
March 2022: UK medicine shortages
Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in March 2022 — 8 events across 1 category, each linked to its source. A fixed, citable snapshot: this page shows March 2022 and will not change as later months are added.
New supply notifications · 8
| Date | Medicine / notice | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Disopyramide 100mg and 150mg capsules | MSN/2022/030 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin® ) 500mg tablets | MSN/2022/028 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Oxybutynin (Kentera®) 3.9mg/24hour transdermal patches. | MSN/2022/027 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Timolol (Tiopex® ) 1mg/g gel eye drops 0.4g unit dose preservative free | MSN/2022/025 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Diltiazem (Tildiem Retard® ) 90mg tablets | MSN/2022/023 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Diamorphine 100mg and 500mg powder for solution for injection ampoules | MSN/2022/024 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Benperidol (Anquil® ) 250microgram tablets | MSN/2022/026 |
| 07 Mar 2022 | Medicine Supply Notification: Fluticasone 50microgram / Formoterol 5microgram per dose (Flutiform® ) inhaler CFC free | MSN/2022/019 |
Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — March 2022 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2022-03), by Doctor Data Ltd.” Coverage is England-first and reflects notifications relayed publicly; the archive window means very early months may under-count resolved notices. Not an official NHS or DHSC service.