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The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 264 No 7094 p677
April 29, 2000 Products

Prescription Products

Discontinued

Medeva Pharma Ltd has discontinued adrenaline injection 1-1000 10 x 1ml, aminophylline injection 250mg/10ml 10 x 10ml and atropine sulphate injection 600µg 10 x 1ml n The following Astra Zeneca products will be phased out from June 1: Avloclor (chloroquine) 250mg tablets, 100; Corwin (xamoterol) 200mg tablets, 56; Fulcin (griseofulvin) 125mg, 500mg tablets, 100, suspension 100ml; Mysoline (primidone) oral suspension 250ml; Nolvadex-Forte (tamoxifen) 40mg, 30; sodium nitrite 1g tablets, 1000; Sorbitrate (isosorbide dinitrate) tablets 10mg, 500, 100, 20mg 100; Sorbichew (isosorbide dinitrate) 5mg tablets 100; Vivalan (viloxazine) 50mg tablets, 100; Citanest 0.5 per cent MDV (prilocaine) 5 x 20ml,
5 x 50ml; Xylocard (lidocaine)
10 x 5ml syringes; Xylocaine (lidocaine) 0.5 per cent, 1 per cent, 2 per cent, 5 x 20ml, 2 per cent Accordion gel 10 x 20g, 2 per cent Accordion antiseptic
10 x 20g, 5 per cent ointment
10 x 15g, 2 per cent gel 10 x 20g, 2 per cent antiseptic gel 10 x 20g, 2 per cent plain 100 x 2.2ml; Xyloproct (lidocaine) suppositories 10; Citanest (prilocaine) 0.5 per cent SDV, 1 per cent, 5 x 50ml, 2 per cent SDV 5 x 10ml; Tonocard (tocainide) 400mg tablets, 100; Marcain Polyamp Steripack (prilocaine) 0.375 per cent
10 x 10ml ampoules; Foscavir (foscarnet) infusion 500ml. The following hospital only packs will also be phased out from June 1: Tenormin (atenolol) 50mg, 100mg tablets, 504; Zestril (lisinopril) 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, 20mg tablets, 84.