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Carbamazépine shortage — availability across Europe

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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

Carbamazépine currently has availability issues reported in 1 European register: Italy.

Shortage ATC — · also listed as: carbamazépine · CARBAMAZEPINA · data refreshed 13 September 2026

Key facts

As of 13 September 2026, Carbamazépine has active availability issues in 1 of 9 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Italy.
Longest-running open report: since 2023-10-16 (35 months, Italy).
Data source: 2 official medicines-agency registers, refreshed daily.

As of 13 September 2026, 1 of the 9 tracked registers list current availability issues for Carbamazépine, covering 3 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Italy on 2023-10-16 and has now been open for about 35 months. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 3 of the 3 stated-cause reports. Registers in Italy indicate that alternatives or equivalents are available — a pharmacist or doctor can advise on switching.

Where	Status & products	Since	Expected end	Reason / alternatives	Source
🇫🇷 France	Resolved Tegretol 20 mg/ml, suspension buvable	—	2026-05-06	Neurologie	register ↗
🇮🇹 Italy	Shortage TEGRETOL + 2 more products TEGRETOL TEGRETOL	2023-10-16	—	Problemi produttivi: forniture discontinue Alternatives: AIFA: import of a foreign equivalent can be authorised.	register ↗

Full report history (4 register entries)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇮🇹 IT	TEGRETOL	Shortage	2025-12-10	—	Problemi produttivi: forniture discontinue
🇮🇹 IT	TEGRETOL	Shortage	2023-10-27	—	Problemi produttivi: forniture discontinue
🇮🇹 IT	TEGRETOL	Shortage	2023-10-16	—	Problemi produttivi: forniture discontinue
🇫🇷 FR	Tegretol 20 mg/ml, suspension buvable	Resolved	—	2026-05-06	Neurologie

Frequently asked

Is Carbamazépine currently in shortage in Europe?

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

Are there alternatives to Carbamazépine?

3 of the active register entries indicate alternatives or equivalents (same active substance or an alternative treatment). Do not switch on your own — a pharmacist or prescriber can confirm the right substitute in your country.

Where does this Carbamazépine availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency registers that list Carbamazépine: ANSM (France), AIFA (Italy). 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.

Embed this tracker

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<p style="font-size:12px">Source: <a href="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/carbamazepine/">Carbamazépine shortage status — European Medicine Shortage Tracker</a> by MobiDoctor</p>

Cite: “Carbamazépine: availability status across 2 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.