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Month in review

December 2023: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in December 2023 — 11 events across 3 categories, each linked to its source. A citable record of December 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 · 8

DateMedicine / noticeReference
22 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Sando-K ® (potassium chloride 600mg and potassium bicarbonate 400mg [total potassium 12mmol] effervescent tabletsMSN/2023/120
22 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Phosphate Sandoz® (sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous 1.936g) effervescent tabletsMSN/2023/121
21 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Estring® ) 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery systemMSN/2023/119
21 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Testosterone (Testim® ) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubesMSN/2023/118
18 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tabletsMSN/2023/116
18 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Glucagon (GlucaGen®) 1mg powder for injection kitMSN/2023/051
05 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Propantheline bromide (Pro-Banthine® ) 15mg tabletsMSN/2023/113
05 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar freeMSN/2023/112

Safety alerts · 2

DateMedicine / noticeReference
08 Dec 2023National Patient Safety Alert: Potential for inappropriate dosing of insulin when switching insulin degludec (Tresiba®) productsNatPSA/2023/016/DHSC
07 Dec 2023National Patient Safety Alert: Potential contamination of some carbomer-containing lubricating eye products with Burkholderia cenocepacia - measures to reduce patient risk—

Discontinuations · 1

DateMedicine / noticeReference
21 Dec 2023Medicine Supply Notification: Testosterone (Testim® ) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubesMSN/2023/118
← November 2023January 2024 →

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.