Month in review
January 2025: UK medicine shortages
Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in January 2025 — 7 events across 3 categories, each linked to its source. A fixed, citable snapshot: this page shows January 2025 and will not change as later months are added.
New supply notifications · 4
| Date | Medicine / notice | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Memantine (Valios® ) 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | MSN/2025/005 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | MSN/2025/004 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Xylocaine® (lidocaine) 10mg spray | MSN/2025/003 |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Apomorphine hydrochloride (APO-go® PFS) 50mg/10ml solution for infusion pre-filled syringes | MSN/2025/002 |
Notification updates · 1
| Date | Medicine / notice | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 07 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: NovoRapid® (insulin aspart) FlexTouch® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens-Updated | MSN/2024/103 |
Discontinuations · 2
| Date | Medicine / notice | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: Apomorphine hydrochloride (APO-go® PFS) 50mg/10ml solution for infusion pre-filled syringes | MSN/2025/002 |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Medicine Supply Notification: NovoRapid® (insulin aspart) FlexTouch® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens-Updated | MSN/2024/103 |
Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — January 2025 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2025-01), 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.