Medicine shortages in Greece 🇬🇷 — ελλείψεις φαρμάκων

Key facts

• As of 7 August 2026, 182 medicines have open availability reports in Greece (255 product-level reports).
• 12 new reports were filed in August 2026.
• Most common stated cause: delivery delays (162 reports).
• Longest-running open case: Metronidazol, since 2024-05-13.
• Official source: EOF limited-availability list (Greece), checked daily.

255 product-level reports are open, 12 of them newly filed in August 2026. Where the register states a cause, the leading ones are delivery delays (162), production problems (Greek register) (8) out of 170 reports with a stated cause. The longest-running open case is Metronidazol, reported on 2024-05-13 — about 27 months ago.

How to read this register: EOF publishes a periodically-updated list of products in limited availability (περιορισμένη διαθεσιμότητα) with ATC codes, dates and alternative options — richer than most registers, though issued as a document rather than a database, so entries reflect the latest published list.

How medicine shortages are managed in Greece

EOF's limited-availability list drives two hard interventions: a parallel-export ban on listed medicines, and state imports through IFET — the public pharmaceutical institute — when no commercial supply exists.

The export ban matters because Greece's regulated prices are among Europe's lowest, making Greek stock attractive to export toward higher-priced markets; listing a product freezes that outflow, and wholesalers must meet domestic demand first.

Entries in the list's IFET section are supplied only through that state-import channel, for hospitals and pharmacies — this tracker maps those ATC-coded entries to their medicine names so they are searchable.

The list is issued as a periodically-updated document with ATC codes, dates, causes and alternatives — richer than most registers — and this page reflects the latest published edition.

What to do if your medicine is affected in Greece

Greece's EOF list marks medicines in limited availability and, for most entries, names alternative options — often other products with the same active substance (see the Alternatives column). Your φαρμακείο can check same-substance equivalents, and EOF restricts parallel export of listed medicines to protect Greek supply. MobiDoctor offers online consultations with doctors for patients in Greece. Never stop a treatment on your own — confirm any switch with your pharmacist or prescriber.

Searched locally as: ελλείψεις φαρμάκων, λίστα ΕΟΦ, φάρμακο σε έλλειψη, περιορισμένη διαθεσιμότητα.

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Frequently asked

How many medicines are currently in shortage in Greece?

As of 7 August 2026, 182 medicines have open availability reports in EOF limited-availability list (Greece), covering 255 product-level entries. 12 new reports were filed in August 2026.

Where does Greece publish its official shortage list?

EOF limited-availability list (Greece) — this page aggregates it daily and links every entry back to the official record. EOF publishes a periodically-updated list of products in limited availability (περιορισμένη διαθεσιμότητα) with ATC codes, dates and alternative options — richer than most registers, though issued as a document rather than a database, so entries reflect the latest published list.

Τι να κάνω αν το φάρμακό μου είναι σε έλλειψη; (What should I do in Greece?)

Ask your φαρμακείο first: most EOF entries name alternatives with the same active substance, and pharmacists see current wholesaler stock. If the medicine sits in the IFET section, it is obtainable through the state-import channel via pharmacy or hospital — your doctor can steer that. MobiDoctor offers online consultations with doctors serving patients in Greece.

Why do medicine shortages happen in Greece?

The register's stated causes are led by production and distribution problems, but Greece adds a structural driver: low regulated prices pull stock toward export and make the small Greek market a lower priority for manufacturers. EOF's counterweights are the export ban on listed medicines and IFET's state imports.

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