Europe · updated 31 Oct 2026
Which medicines are short in Europe today?
5,155
products with a reported shortage across five countries, covering 924 medicines. 28 are short everywhere at once.
New this week175reported starts
New in 30 days673reported starts
Back within 14 days308company estimates
Typical duration6 monthsmedian so far
No return date44%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
- DEDacarbazine31 Oct
- ITEpirubicin31 Oct
- ITEsomeprazole31 Oct
- DEMethyldopa (Levorotatory)30 Oct
- ESAllopurinol29 Oct
- ESAmoxicillin and Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor29 Oct
- ATBenzoyl Peroxide29 Oct
- ATEncorafenib29 Oct
- BEEtoricoxib29 Oct
Expected back soon
- ESRosuvastatin and Fenofibrate31 Oct
- ITGemcitabine31 Oct
- ITIsosorbide Mononitrate31 Oct
- ITLacidipine31 Oct
- ITLiothyronine Sodium31 Oct
- ITMethotrexate31 Oct
- ITPiperacillin and Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor31 Oct
- ITRoxithromycin31 Oct
- ITTimolol31 Oct
Browse by therapeutic class
products short todayNervous system 1,367Cardiovascular system 768Cancer and immune system 587Anti-infectives 470Digestive tract and metabolism 388Blood 314Genito-urinary system and sex hormones 235Various 208Musculoskeletal system 203Systemic hormones 149Sensory organs 142Dermatologicals 140Respiratory system 125Antiparasitics 16