Atracurium 250mg/25ml solution for injection is currently out of stock and there are limited supplies of all other strengths of atracurium injection remaining in the UK supply chain due to the recent increase in demand to support the UKs COVID-19 response.
Rocuronium is available in sufficient quantities to support the increase in demand and should be considered the first line alternative as detailed in this alert.
Given the links to covid-19 we have sent this alert to a broader mailing list than would usually receive a Supply Disruption Alert of this type.