Sando-K and phosphate Sandoz supply notices

Limited supplies

Tier 2 medicine supply notifications (MSN) have been published for two items:

Sando-K (potassium chloride 600mg and potassium bicarbonate 400mg [total potassium 12mmol] effervescent tablets, which are in limited supply until late February
Phosphate Sandoz (sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous 1.936g) effervescent tablets, which are in limited supply until late March.

Up-to-date information about medicine supply issues is available via the online Medicines Supply Tool

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