The dataset — free download

Name: European Medicine Shortage Tracker dataset
Creator: MobiDoctor
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Availability information only — Mobi Doctor doesn't sell medicines; check with a pharmacy.

MEDICALLY REVIEWED

Dr. Chrysoula I. Liakou MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Specialist
Cancer Immunology Researcher

Reviewed 30 July 2026 · next review due 30 January 2027

Everything on this site as machine-readable data: 5,286 active shortage reports across 1,640 medicines from 8 official European registers, refreshed daily. Free for journalism and research under CC BY 4.0 — attribute “European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor)” with a link.

tracker.json — the full structured dataset (all statuses, dates, causes, alternatives, source links)
shortages.csv — flat CSV, one row per register entry (opens in Excel)
feed.xml — RSS of the newest shortage reports
llms-full.txt — the current snapshot as one plain-text document (for AI assistants)
Per-medicine JSON: add data.json to any medicine page URL

Sources: the official registers of the EMA and national medicines agencies — every record carries its official source link. Not medical advice.