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Month in review

May 2022: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in May 2022 — 29 events across 4 categories, each linked to its source. A fixed, citable snapshot: this page shows May 2022 and will not change as later months are added.

New supply notifications · 14

DateMedicine / noticeReference
31 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Paracetamol 120mg suppositoriesMSN/2022/053
31 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Atorvastatin (Lipitor®) 10mg chewable tabletsMSN/2022/052
26 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Colestipol (Colestid® ) orange and plain 5g granules sachetsMSN/2022/051
26 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Methylphenidate (Xaggitin® XL) 18mg, 27mg, 36mg and 54mg prolonged-release tabletsMSN/2022/050
23 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Lenzetto® ) 1.53mg/dose transdermal sprayMSN/2022/049
23 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Sandrena® ) 500microgram and 1mg gel sachetsMSN/2022/048
18 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Insulin isophane human (Insuman Basal SoloStar® ) 100 IU/ml suspension for injection in a pre-filled penMSN/2022/046
10 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Glycerol 1g and 4g suppositoriesMSN/2022/043
05 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Quinapril (Accupro® ) 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg tabletsMSN/2022/041
03 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Oestrogel® ) pump pack 0.06% gelMSN/2022/037
03 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Conjugated oestrogens with medroxyprogesterone (Premique Low Dose® ) 300microgram/1.5mg modified-release tabletsMSN/2022/039
03 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estriol (Ovestin® ) 1mg cream - UpdatedMSN/2022/038
03 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estriol (Ovestin® ) 1mg creamMSN/2022/038
03 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Oestrogel® ) pump pack 0.06% gel - UpdatedMSN/2022/037

Notification updates · 2

DateMedicine / noticeReference
24 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estriol (Ovestin® ) 1mg cream - UpdatedMSN/2022/038
24 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Oestrogel® ) pump pack 0.06% gel - UpdatedMSN/2022/037

New Serious Shortage Protocols · 12

DateMedicine / noticeReference
31 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP033
31 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP032
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP030
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP031
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP029
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP028
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP027
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP026
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP025
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP024
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP023
19 May 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP022

Discontinuations · 1

DateMedicine / noticeReference
26 May 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Colestipol (Colestid® ) orange and plain 5g granules sachetsMSN/2022/051
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Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — May 2022 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2022-05), 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.