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Frovatriptan shortage — availability across Europe

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

MEDICALLY REVIEWED

Dr. Chrysoula I. Liakou MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Specialist
Cancer Immunology Researcher

Reviewed 30 July 2026 · next review due 30 January 2027

Shortage ATC — · also listed as: FROVATRIPTAN · data refreshed 7 August 2026

Key facts

As of 7 August 2026, Frovatriptan has active availability issues in 1 of 10 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Italy.
Data source: 1 official medicines-agency register, refreshed daily.

As of 7 August 2026, 1 of the 10 tracked registers list current availability issues for Frovatriptan, covering 1 affected product presentation. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 1 of the 1 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
🇮🇹 Italy	Shortage FROVATRIPTAN MYLAN	2026-10-01	—	Problemi produttivi Alternatives: AIFA: equivalents with the same active substance are available.	register ↗

Full report history (1 register entry)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇮🇹 IT	FROVATRIPTAN MYLAN	Shortage	2026-10-01	—	Problemi produttivi

Frequently asked

Is Frovatriptan currently in shortage in Europe?

Yes. As of 7 August 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 Frovatriptan?

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.

Where does this Frovatriptan availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency register that lists Frovatriptan: 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.

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Cite: “Frovatriptan: availability status across 1 European registers — European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), 7 August 2026.” Link this page and the agency record. Statuses come from the linked official registers and can change daily.