Medicine Supply Notification: Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules
MSN/2024/089
Tier 3 high impact
Date of issue: 23rd August 2024
- Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules are in limited supply until late September 2024.
- Creon® 10,000 gastro-resistant capsules are in limited supply into primary care settings via the wholesalers. However, there is a small amount in secondary care which may be used for the patient cohort on Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules as described in the actions.
- Where Creon® 10,000 gastro-resistant capsules are not suitable, unlicensed supplies may be sourced, lead times vary
Unlicensed products
The following specialist importer has confirmed they can source unlicensed Creon® minimicrospheres micro delayed release granules (please note there may be other companies that can also source supplies):
If there is currently no listing on dm+d for the imported product for prescribers to select using their prescribing systems an EPS prescription for the unlicensed product cannot be issued. Where a prescriber wishes to prescribe a specially manufactured or imported product, an FP10 paper prescription should be issued as ‘Creon® minimicrospheres micro delayed release granules (Special Order)’ and endorsed by the pharmacy as a non-Part VIIIB special with the following information:
- Amount dispensed over pack size used;
- Invoice price per pack size from which the order was supplied less any discount or rebate;
- Manufacturers’/importers’ MHRA licence number;
- Batch number of the product supplied;
- SP
A copy of this medicine supply notification, including further information, has been sent to all pharmacy NHS email addresses.
DHSC and NHSE/I have now launched an online Medicines Supply Tool, which provides up to date information about medicine supply issues. The contents of these MSNs can now be viewed on the Tool.
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