Tag: Serious Shortage Protocols
SSPs reactivated for clarithromycin amid surging whooping cough cases
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 2,793 cases of whooping in the first quarter of 2024, including five infant deaths
As whooping...
Fourteen SSPs concerning four drugs expire today
A total of 14 Serious Shortage Protocols (SSP) will expire today (12 May) as the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed availability...
DHSC allows pharmacists to supply alternative medicines for Strep A, issues SSPs for 3 antibiotics
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has allowed pharmacists to supply alternative penicillin to treat Strep A. It has issued Serious Shortage...