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UK drug shortages list
The Clinigen Direct UK drug shortages platform is for the support of UK healthcare professionals only. It provides a regularly updated, fully comprehensive UK drug shortage list and highlights the existing alternative available. By reviewing the content below you are confirming you are a UK healthcare professional.
Although Clinigen Direct has performed an alternative assessment of these products, please note, it is the prescriber’s responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for their patient. Due to the below lines not being general stock lines we are unable to cancel any purchase orders once the order has been placed.
| In shortage | Alternative | Form and pack size | Start Date | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethinyl Estradiol | Ethinyl Estradiol 10mcg | Tablet, 1 x 25 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Ethinyl Estradiol | Ethinyl Estradiol 50mcg | Tablet, 1 x 25 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Terizidon | Terizidone | 250mg Capsule Hard 1 x 50 | March 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Bleomycin | Bleomycin 15000iu | 15000iu Solution for injection 1 x 1 | May 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Bleomycin | Bleomycin 15000iu | 15000iu Solution for injection 1 x 1 | May 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Prednisolone | Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 5mg | 5mg Suppository 1 x 10 | May 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Phenelzine Sulphate | Phenelzine Sulfate 15mg | Tablet, 1 x 60 | June 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Hydromorphone Hydrochloride | Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 50mg/1ml | Solution for Injection 5x1ml | July 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam (Hospira) 2 mg/ml | Solution for Injection | June 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Mitomycin | Mitomycin 2mg | Solution For Injection, x 1 | December 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Flucytosine | Flucytosine 10mg/ml | Solution for Infusion 5 x 250ml | December 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Verteporin | Verteporin 15mg | Powder for Solution for infusion 1 x 1 | December 2020 | Current | Request medicine |
| Voriconazole | Voriconazole 200mg | Powder for Solution for injection 1 x 1 | January 2021 | Current | Request medicine |
| Flucytosine | Flucytosine 500mg | Tablet,1 x 100 | March 2021 | current | Request medicine |
| Mitomycin | Mitomycin 5mg | Solution For Injection, x 1 | March 2021 | current | Request medicine |
| Bleomycin Sulfate | Bleomycin 15000iu | 15000iu Solution for injection 1 x 1 | March 2021 | current | Request medicine |