Europe · updated 1 Nov 2026
Which medicines are short in Europe today?
5,140
products with a reported shortage across five countries, covering 923 medicines. 28 are short everywhere at once.
New this week198reported starts
New in 30 days622reported starts
Back within 14 days281company estimates
Typical duration6 monthsmedian so far
No return date45%of products
Companies419reporting a shortage
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Short in all five countries
See the overlap chartAdalimumabAtorvastatinAvalglucosidase AlfaColecalciferolCyclophosphamideDabigatran EtexilateDiltiazemDuloxetineEscitalopramEsomeprazoleFluconazoleGalantamineMethylprednisoloneOlanzapineOxaliplatinPaliperidoneQuetiapineRisperidoneRivaroxabanRopivacaineRosuvastatinRosuvastatin and EzetimibeSertralineSumatriptanTimololTimolol, CombinationsTranexamic AcidValsartan and Diuretics
New shortages, month by month
GermanyItalySpainAustriaBelgium
Shortages still open today, by the month they started. More charts in Insights.
Just reported
- DEElectrolytes with Carbohydrates1 Nov
- ITAlendronic Acid1 Nov
- ITAmlodipine1 Nov
- ATAtenolol1 Nov
- ATLisinopril and Diuretics1 Nov
- DEDacarbazine31 Oct
- ESAllopurinol29 Oct
- ESAmoxicillin and Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor29 Oct
- BEEtoricoxib29 Oct
Expected back soon
- ESClopidogrel1 Nov
- ESQuetiapine1 Nov
- ESReboxetine1 Nov
- ESRosuvastatin and Acetylsalicylic Acid1 Nov
- ESTerbinafine1 Nov
- ESVelmanase Alfa1 Nov
- ITFluocinolone Acetonide and Antibiotics1 Nov
- ITFentanyl1 Nov
- ATFluocinolone Acetonide1 Nov
Browse by therapeutic class
products short todayNervous system 1,358Cardiovascular system 767Cancer and immune system 585Anti-infectives 470Digestive tract and metabolism 388Blood 313Genito-urinary system and sex hormones 234Various 207Musculoskeletal system 203Systemic hormones 149Sensory organs 142Dermatologicals 140Respiratory system 125Antiparasitics 16