Drug safety notice: Supply disruption for sodium chloride 0.9% and water for injection plastic ampoules

April 27, 2022

We have recently been informed by manufacturers that there are currently supply constraints of sodium chloride 0.9% plastic ampoules and water for injection plastic ampoules (all sizes).

All colleagues need to take care when selecting ampoule sizes and ensure they have the correct volume of either sodium chloride 0.9% or water for injection for the task they are undertaking. This may require the use of part of an ampoule or multiple ampoules depending on the sizes available. For further details please see Sodium chloride water injection information sheet.

For more information please contact the pharmacy department on ext. 5263/3783.