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Bromelain shortage — availability across Europe

Name: European Medicine Shortage Tracker dataset
Creator: MobiDoctor
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MEDICALLY REVIEWED

Dr. Chrysoula I. Liakou MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Specialist
Cancer Immunology Researcher

Reviewed 30 July 2026 · next review due 30 January 2027

Bromelain currently has availability issues reported in 1 European register: Austria.

Limited availability ATC — · also listed as: BROMELAIN · data refreshed 13 September 2026

Key facts

As of 13 September 2026, Bromelain has active availability issues in 1 of 9 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Austria.
Longest-running open report: since 2025-11-30 (10 months, Austria).
Data source: 1 official medicines-agency register, refreshed daily.

As of 13 September 2026, 1 of the 9 tracked registers list current availability issues for Bromelain, covering 1 affected product presentation. The longest-running open report was filed in Austria on 2025-11-30 and has now been open for about 10 months.

Where	Status & products	Since	Expected end	Reason / alternatives	Source
🇦🇹 Austria	Limited availability NexoBrid 5 g Pulver und Gel zur Herstellung eines Gels	2025-11-30	—	—	register ↗

Full report history (1 register entry)

Every individual register entry for Bromelain in the tracked sources, newest first — including resolved and discontinued reports.

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇦🇹 AT	NexoBrid 5 g Pulver und Gel zur Herstellung eines Gels	Limited availability	2025-11-30	—

Frequently asked

Is Bromelain currently in shortage in Europe?

Yes. As of 13 September 2026, availability issues are reported in: Austria. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.

Where does this Bromelain availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency register that lists Bromelain: BASG (Austria). Every row on this page links to the underlying official record, and the dataset is refreshed from the primary sources every morning. Cross-language matching groups the same active substance across registers, so national spellings all resolve to this page.

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Cite: “Bromelain: availability status across 1 European registers — European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), 13 September 2026.” Link this page and the agency record. Statuses come from the linked official registers and can change daily.