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Chloramphenicol currently has availability issues reported in 2 European registers: Austria, Ireland.
Shortage ATC — · also listed as: CHLORAMPHENICOL · data refreshed 13 September 2026
As of 13 September 2026, 2 of the 9 tracked registers list current availability issues for Chloramphenicol, covering 2 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Austria on 2019-12-23 and has now been open for about 81 months. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 1 of the 1 stated-cause reports. Registers in Ireland indicate that alternatives or equivalents are available — a pharmacist or doctor can advise on switching.
| Where | Status & products | Since | Expected end | Reason / alternatives | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Shortage Halomycetin - Augensalbe | 2019-12-23 | — | — | register ↗ |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Shortage Chloromycetin 0.5% w / v Redidrops eye drops, solution | 2025-08-30 | — | Manufacturing delay (Ireland only) Alternatives: Alternative(s) available — see the national register. | register ↗ |
Every individual register entry for Chloramphenicol in the tracked sources, newest first — including resolved and discontinued reports.
| Reg. | Product | Status | Reported | Expected end | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 IE | Chloromycetin 0.5% w / v Redidrops eye drops, solution | Shortage | 2025-08-30 | — | Manufacturing delay (Ireland only) |
| 🇦🇹 AT | Halomycetin - Augensalbe | Shortage | 2019-12-23 | — |
Yes. As of 13 September 2026, availability issues are reported in: Austria, Ireland. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.
1 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.
Directly from the official medicines-agency registers that list Chloramphenicol: BASG (Austria), HPRA (Ireland). 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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<iframe src="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/chloramphenicol/embed.html" width="100%" height="150" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #e1e0d9;border-radius:12px" title="Chloramphenicol availability in Europe"></iframe> <p style="font-size:12px">Source: <a href="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/chloramphenicol/">Chloramphenicol shortage status — European Medicine Shortage Tracker</a> by MobiDoctor</p>