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UK drug shortages list
The Clinigen Direct UK drug shortages platform is for the support of verified 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenelzine Sulphate | Phenelzine Sulfate 15mg | Tablet, 1 x 60 | August 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Capsaicin | Capsaicin 0.025% | Cream , 1 x 60g | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Digoxin | Digoxin 500mcg | Solution For Injection/Infusion , 10 x 2ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Digoxin | Digoxin 500mcg | Solution For Injection/Infusion , 25 x 2ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol 5mg/ml | Solution For Injection, 10 x 1ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol 5mg/ml | Solution For Injection, 5 x 1ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Phenylephrine Hydrochloride | Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 10mg/ml | Solution For Injection/ Infusion , 10 x 1ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Phenyephrine | Phenyephrine 10% | Eye Drops 1 x 20 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum | Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum 0.9mg | Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection 1x1 + 1 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Uro-Tainer NaCl | Uro-Tainer NaCl 0.9% Sodium Chloride | Irrigation Solution 9g, 1 x 10 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Ethinyyl Estradiol | Ethinyyl Estradiol 10mcg | Tablet, 1 x 25 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Ethinyyl Estradiol | Ethinyyl Estradiol 50mcg | Tablet, 1 x 25 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate 2mg/2ml | Nebuliser Suspension, 10 x 2ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Eletriptan | Eletriptan 20mg | Tablet, 1 x 3 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Theophylline | Theophyllin Retard Ratiopharm | 125mg Prolonged release capsule 1 x100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Rimstar | Pyrazinamide 400mg + Ethamutol 275mg + Rifampicin 150mg + Isoniazid 75mg | Film Coated Tablet, 1 x 60 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Phenyephrine | Phenyephrine 2.5% | Eye Drops 20 x 0.5ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Moclobemide | Moclobemide 300mg | Tablet, 1 x 30 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Moclobemide | Moclobemide 150mg | Tablet, 1 x 30 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Phenelzine Sulphate | Nardil 15mg | Tablet, 1 x 60 | August 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Amikacin Sulphate | Amikacin Sulfate 500mg/2ml | Injection, 1 x 10 | August 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Rifater | Rifampicin 120mg + Isoniazid 50mg + Pyrazinamide 300mg | Tablet, 1 x 60 | August 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Rimabotulinumtoxin B | Myobloc 10 000 Units/2 Ml | Solution For Injection, 1 x 2ml | August 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Mitomycin | Mitomycin 5mg | Solution For Injection, x 1 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Mitomycin | Mitomycin 20mg | Solution For Injection, x 1 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Mitomycin | Mitomycin 40mg | Solution For Injection, x 1 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate 2mg/2ml | Solution for Injection, 5x2ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Glycopyrrolate | Glycopyrrolate 1mg | Tablet, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Glycopyrrolate | Glycopyrrolate 2mg | Tablet, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Glibenclamide | Glibenclamide 2.5mg | Tablet, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Glibenclamide | Glibenclamide 5mg | Tablet, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Acetylcholine Chloride | Acetylcholine Chloride 20mg/2ml | Powder and solvent for Intraocular Irrigation 1x (1+1) | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Ethambutol | Ethambutol Hydrochloride 100mg | Tablet, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Disopyramide | Disopyramide Phosphate 150mg | Capsule, 1 x 100 | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Famotidine | Famotidine 10mg/ml Injection | Concentrate for solution for Infusion 10 x 4ml | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |
| Efudix | Fluorouracil 5% cream | 1 x 20g | December 2019 | Current | Request medicine |