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Month in review

October 2023: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in October 2023 — 7 events across 2 categories, each linked to its source. A citable record of October 2023. 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 · 6

DateMedicine / noticeReference
24 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tabletsMSN/2023/100
23 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) 5mg suppositoriesMSN/2023/099
12 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Pancrease® HL gastro-resistant capsulesMSN/2023/095
12 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Bumetanide 1mg and 5mg tabletsMSN/2023/094
12 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Azithromycin (Azyter® ) 15mg/g eye drops (0.25g unit dose, preservative free)MSN/2023/096
03 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Progesterone (Lutigest® ) 100mg vaginal tablets and Progesterone (Crinone® ) 8% progesterone vaginal gelMSN/2023/093

Discontinuations · 1

DateMedicine / noticeReference
12 Oct 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Pancrease® HL gastro-resistant capsulesMSN/2023/095
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Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — October 2023 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2023-10), 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.