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Month in review

December 2022: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in December 2022 — 19 events across 3 categories, each linked to its source. A citable record of December 2022. A record made after the month ended can still add an entry dated in it; an entry that came from a later NHSBSA register check is marked with the date of that check.

New supply notifications · 10

DateMedicine / noticeReference
23 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Selegiline (Eldepryl® ) 5mg and 10mg tabletsMSN/2022/112
23 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoulesMSN/2022/113
21 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Dalteparin (Fragmin® ) 10,000units/1ml solution for injection ampouleMSN/2022/109
21 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Sulfasalazine 250mg in 5ml oral suspension sugar freeMSN/2022/110
21 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% eye dropsMSN/2022/107
21 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Fluticasone 50microgram / Salmeterol 25microgam (Combisal® ) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI)MSN/2022/108
12 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Antibiotics for the treatment of Group A StrepMSN/2022/105
06 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Diltiazem (Tildiem Retard® )120mg tabletsMSN/2022/101
01 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Bupropion (Zyban®) 150mg modified-release tabletsMSN/2022/100
01 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Acarbose 50mg and 100mg tabletsMSN/2022/099

New Serious Shortage Protocols · 8

DateMedicine / noticeReference
16 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP047
16 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP046
16 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP045
16 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP044
16 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP043
15 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP041
15 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP040
15 Dec 2022Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP042

Discontinuations · 1

DateMedicine / noticeReference
21 Dec 2022Medicine Supply Notification: Dalteparin (Fragmin® ) 10,000units/1ml solution for injection ampouleMSN/2022/109
← November 2022January 2023 →

Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — December 2022 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2022-12), 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.