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Dexpanthenol 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

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

Shortage ATC D03AX03 · also listed as: DEXPANTHENOL · data refreshed 5 November 2026

Key facts

As of 5 November 2026, Dexpanthenol has active availability issues in 1 of 10 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Austria.
Longest-running open report: since 2023-12-18 (35 months, Austria).
Data source: 1 official medicines-agency register, refreshed daily.

As of 5 November 2026, 1 of the 10 tracked registers list current availability issues for Dexpanthenol, covering 2 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Austria on 2023-12-18 and has now been open for about 35 months. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 2 of the 2 stated-cause reports. In the WHO ATC classification, Dexpanthenol is coded D03AX03 — a medicine acting on dermatologicals — so clinically related products appear under “Related medicines” below.

Where	Status & products	Since	Expected end	Reason / alternatives	Source
🇦🇹 Austria	Shortage Pantothen Pharmaselect 5 % - Salbe (PZN 0041660) + 1 more products Pantothen Pharmaselect 5 % - Salbe (PZN 0041677)	2023-12-18	—	Produktionstransfer zu einem alternativen Hersteller	register ↗

Full report history (2 register entries)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇦🇹 AT	Pantothen Pharmaselect 5 % - Salbe (PZN 0041660)	Shortage	2023-12-18	—	Produktionstransfer zu einem alternativen Hersteller
🇦🇹 AT	Pantothen Pharmaselect 5 % - Salbe (PZN 0041677)	Shortage	2023-12-18	—	Produktionstransfer zu einem alternativen Hersteller

Frequently asked

Is Dexpanthenol currently in shortage in Europe?

Yes. As of 5 November 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 Dexpanthenol availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency register that lists Dexpanthenol: 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: “Dexpanthenol: availability status across 1 European registers — European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), 5 November 2026.” Link this page and the agency record. Statuses come from the linked official registers and can change daily.