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Expired Serious Shortage Protocol Archive

Letter from CPO – Quetiapine tablets

SSP070

SSP069

SSP068

SSP067

SSP066

SSP065

SSP064

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SSP062

Letter from CPO – Clarithromycin Oral Suspension 21st June 2024

SSP053 –  Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml Oral Suspension  22nd May 2024

SSP054 –  Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml Oral Suspension  22nd May 2024

Letter from CPO – Clarithromycin oral suspension – 23rd May 2024

Letter from CPO – Isosorbide mononitrate (Monomil® XL) 60mg modified-release tablet

SSP059 – Isosorbide mononitrate (Monomil® XL) 60mg modified-release tablet 

Letter from CPO – Isosorbide mononitrate (Monomil® XL) 60mg modified-release tablet  26th March 2024

SSP053 – Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension  6th April 2023 This SSP has been varied. The expiry date is now 12th January 2024

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml extension  UPDATE 15th December 2023 

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml extension   8th December 2023 

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml extension   17th November 2023 

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Estradot further extension 1st December 2023

SSP057 Estradot 100mcg patch  This SSP has been varied. The expiry date is now 8th December 2023

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Estradot further extension 3rd November 2023

SSP054 – Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension  6th April 2023.

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Estradot further extension 13th October 2023

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Jext 300mcg further expiry date extension  20th October 2023

SSP058  Jext 300mcg  0.3ml solution for injection auto-injector pens   27th October 2023

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Jext 300mcg  0.3ml sol for inj auto-injector pens

SSP056 Utrogestan 100mg caps   29th September 2023

Letter from Prof Cathy Harrison CPO – Utrogestan SSP – further expiry date extension  1st September 2023

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO – SSP – Progynova 100mcg patches  28th March 2023

Letter from Professor Cathy Harrison, CPO – SSP Extension- Progynova 100mcg Patch 9th June 2023

Letter from Cathy Harrison CPO re: Estradot 100mcg patch  8th September 2023

SSP052 – Progynova 100mcg patches  8th September 2023

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Clarithromycin SSP   UPDATE 23rd June 2023

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Clarithromycin SSP   UPDATE 26th May 2023

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Penicillin and Clarithromycin SSPs   UPDATE 28.04.23

Letter from CPO – SSPs – Clarithromycin Suspensions  17th April 2023

SSP040 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution sugar free  15th December 2022

SSP041 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free  15th December 2022

SSP042 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution  15th December 2022

SSP043 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution  1st February 2023

SSP044 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution sugar free  1st February 2023

SSP045 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution  1st February 2023

SSP046 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free  1st February 2023

SSP047 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets  1st February 2023

Letter from CPO – Estradot 75mcg 24 hour transdermal patches  14th April 2023

Letter from CPO – SERIOUS SHORTAGE PROTOCOLS – HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT) MEDICATION – EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATES  20th February 2023

Letter from CPO – SSPs for Penicillin Preparations update 2nd February 2022

Letter from CPO – HRT Medicines (Estradot) – January 2023

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Penicillin V Preparations  27th February 2023

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Penicillin V Preparations  15th December 2022

Letter From Cathy Harrison CPO re: Penicillin V Preparations  23rd December 2022

Letter from CPO – Updated SSPs – Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Medication  2nd Aug 2022

HRT SSPs Flowchart

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP022  Ostrogel Pump Pack  0.06% gel- substitution

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP023  Ostrogel Pump Pack  0.06% gel- substitution and reduced qty

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP024  Ovestin  1mg cream- substitution

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP025  Ovestin  1mg cream- substitution and reduced quantity

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP026  Lenzetto 1.53mg/dose transdermal spray- reduced quantity

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP027 Lenzetto 1.53mg/dose transdermal spray- substitution

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP028 Lenzetto 1.53mg/dose transdermal spray- substitution and reduced quantity

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP029 Sandrena 500mcg and/or 1mg gel sachets- reduced quantity

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP030 Sandrena 500mcg and/or 1mg gel sachets- substitution

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP031 Sandrena 500mcg and/or 1mg gel sachets- substitution and reduced quantity

SSP019 Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) Oestrogel Pump-Pack 0.06% gel  – reduced quantity

SSP020 Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) Ovestin 1mg cream – reduced quantity

Letter from Cathy Harrison (CPO) – Ending of SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg capsules  May 2021

Letter from CPO – SSP – Estraderm Patches  15th September 2022

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP035

Serious Shortage Protocol – SSP036

SSP021 Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) Premique Low Dose 0.3mg/1.5mg MR tablets  May 2022

Letter from CPO – Updated SSPs – HRT Medicines  8th June 2022

Letter from CPO Regarding SSP – Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Medication 24.05.22

Letter from CPO Regarding SSP – Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Medication  May 2022

Letter from CPO Regarding SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg Capsules

Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) Fluoxetine 40mg Capsules

Ending of Serious Shortage Protocol – Fluoxetine 40mg caps

Serious Shortage Protocol Extension – Fluoxetine 40mg capsules  2nd October 2020

SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – Ministerial Sign Off – UPDATE – 11th August 2020

Serious Shortage Protocol – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – UPDATE – 11th August 2020

SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – Ministerial Sign Off – UPDATE

SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – Ministerial Sign Off

Serious Shortage Protocol – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – UPDATE – 20th July 2020

Serious Shortage Protocol – Fluoxetine 40mg Caps – 20th May 2020

Fluoxetine 10mg tabs – important information – 12th March 2020

Serious Shortage Protocol Remuneration 2019/20