shortagewatch

Source status · 4 Nov 2026

Is each register up to date?

Every morning we download each national list. If a register is down or changes its format, its row turns to "stale" and that country drops out of the site until the data is back, rather than showing yesterday's list as today's.

CountryStatusLast updateProducts shortMatched to ATCDaily copiesArchive sinceSource
US United Statesupdated4 Nov 20261,57880%32 Nov 2026U.S. FDA Drug Shortages (openFDA) · licence: openFDA: public domain (CC0)
CA Canadaupdated4 Nov 20261,928100%32 Nov 2026Health Product Shortages Canada (Health Canada) · licence: Open Government Licence – Canada (to confirm)
DE Germanyupdated4 Nov 2026872100%531 Oct 2026BfArM / PharmNet.Bund · licence: to confirm
FR Franceupdated4 Nov 202621079%32 Nov 2026ANSM, Disponibilité des produits de santé · licence: Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 (ANSM site content), to confirm
IT Italyupdated4 Nov 20262,039100%431 Oct 2026AIFA · licence: CC-BY 4.0
ES Spainupdated4 Nov 202691298%531 Oct 2026AEMPS CIMA · licence: AEMPS reuse terms (to confirm)
IE Irelandupdated4 Nov 202638390%32 Nov 2026HPRA, Medicine shortages · licence: HPRA website terms (reuse with attribution), to confirm
AT Austriaupdated4 Nov 202666499%531 Oct 2026BASG · licence: to confirm
BE Belgiumupdated4 Nov 2026693100%531 Oct 2026FAMHP SAMv2 export · licence: to confirm
CH Switzerlandupdated4 Nov 2026141100%32 Nov 2026FONES (BWL), Meldestelle für lebenswichtige Humanarzneimittel, via LINDAS · licence: Open government data (opendata.swiss, free use with attribution)
CZ Czechiaupdated4 Nov 20261,109100%32 Nov 2026SÚKL, market reports API · licence: SÚKL open data (free reuse), to confirm
NO Norwayupdated4 Nov 2026308100%32 Nov 2026DMP, Oversikt over legemiddelmangel · licence: Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD), to confirm
SE Swedenupdated4 Nov 2026960100%32 Nov 2026Läkemedelsverket, Sök anmälda försäljningsuppehåll · licence: Swedish public sector information (free reuse), to confirm
Japanupdated4 Nov 20261,35868%32 Nov 2026MHLW, 医療用医薬品供給状況報告 (supply status of prescription medicines) · licence: Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use 2.0 (CC BY 4.0 compatible)
NZ New Zealandupdated4 Nov 20267368%32 Nov 2026Pharmac, Medicine notices · licence: Pharmac website (CC BY 4.0 NZ Government), to confirm
AU Australiaupdated4 Nov 202653994%32 Nov 2026TGA Medicine Shortage Reports Database · licence: CC BY 4.0 (TGA website, to confirm)

Matched to ATC: share of records we could link to an active ingredient. Daily copies: dated snapshots kept in our archive.