Medicine Supply Notification: Glucagon 1mg powder for injection kit (GlucaGen®)
GlucaGen® 1mg powder for injection kit will be unavailable from mid-June 2023 until mid-July. Where patients have insufficient supplies, healthcare professionals should prescribe/administer Ogluo® pre-filled auto-injector pen for the treatment of severe hypoglycaemic episodes.
Source:
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
SPS commentary:
Patients should be counselled on how to administer the Ogluo® pre-filled auto-injector pen. Prescriptions should be limited to two devices per patient until normal supply resumes.
Two specialist importers have confirmed that they can source some supplies of GlucaGen®.
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