Quetiapine Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 19th July 2024
Alternative strengths and limiting supply
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) have been issued for quetiapine 150mg, 200mg and 300mg tablets.
The SSPs allow substitution of alternate strengths of quetiapine and also restrict the amount of quetiapine that can be provided to patients to one-month’s supply.
Under SSP regulations, patients who receive less medicine when supplied in accordance with these SSPs do not have to pay prescription charges. The SSPs are listed in the table below.
|
SSP |
Type |
Alternatives |
|
SSP062 - Quetiapine 150mg tablets |
Substitution |
1x100mg and 1 x 50mg 3 x 50mg 2 x 50mg and 2 x 25mg |
|
SSP063 - Quetiapine 150mg tablets |
Restriction to one month’s supply |
N/A |
|
SSP064 - Quetiapine 150mg tablets |
Substitution and restriction to one month’s supply |
1x100mg and 1 x 50mg 3 x 50mg 2 x 50mg and 2 x 25mg |
|
SSP065 - Quetiapine 200mg tablets |
Substitution |
2 x 100mg 1 x 100mg and 2 x 50mg 4 x 50mg |
|
SSP066 - Quetiapine 200mg tablets |
Restriction to one month’s supply |
N/A |
|
SSP067 - Quetiapine 200mg tablets |
Substitution and restriction to one month’s supply |
2 x 100mg 1 x 100mg and 2 x 50mg 4 x 50mg |
|
SSP068 - Quetiapine 300mg tablets |
Substitution |
3 x 100mg 2 x 100mg and 2 x 50mg |
|
SSP069 - Quetiapine 300mg tablets |
Restriction to one month’s supply |
N/A |
|
SSP070 - Quetiapine 300mg tablets |
Substitution and restriction to one month’s supply |
3 x 100mg 2 x 100mg and 2 x 50mg |
The SSPs came into effect on 16th July and end on Friday 13th September 2024.
The SSPs are available to view on the NHS Business Service Authority (BSA) dedicated SSP web page along with supporting endorsement guidance.