Month in review

December 2023: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in December 2023 — 6 events across 3 categories, each linked to its source. A fixed, citable snapshot: this page shows December 2023 and will not change as later months are added.

New supply notifications · 4

Date	Medicine / notice	Reference
22 Dec 2023	Medicine Supply Notification: Sando-K ® (potassium chloride 600mg and potassium bicarbonate 400mg [total potassium 12mmol] effervescent tablets	MSN/2023/120
22 Dec 2023	Medicine Supply Notification: Phosphate Sandoz® (sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous 1.936g) effervescent tablets	MSN/2023/121
21 Dec 2023	Medicine Supply Notification: Testosterone (Testim® ) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubes	MSN/2023/118
05 Dec 2023	Medicine Supply Notification: Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	MSN/2023/112

Safety alerts · 1

Date	Medicine / notice	Reference
07 Dec 2023	National Patient Safety Alert: Potential contamination of some carbomer-containing lubricating eye products with Burkholderia cenocepacia - measures to reduce patient risk	—

Discontinuations · 1

Date	Medicine / notice	Reference
21 Dec 2023	Medicine Supply Notification: Testosterone (Testim® ) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubes	MSN/2023/118

Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — December 2023 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2023-12), 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.