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Imatinib shortage — availability across Europe

Imatinib currently has availability issues reported in 1 European register: Spain.

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: IMATINIB · data refreshed 7 August 2026

Key facts

As of 7 August 2026, Imatinib has active availability issues in 1 of 10 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Spain.
Longest-running open report: since 2026-03-05 (5 months, Spain).
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 Imatinib, covering 1 affected product presentation. The longest-running open report was filed in Spain on 2026-03-05 and has now been open for about 5 months.

Where	Status & products	Since	Expected end	Reason / alternatives	Source
🇪🇸 Spain	Shortage IMATINIB ACCORD 400 MG COMPRIMIDOS RECUBIERTOS CON PELICULA EFG, 30 comprimidos recubiertos con película	2026-03-05	—	—	register ↗

Full report history (1 register entry)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇪🇸 ES	IMATINIB ACCORD 400 MG COMPRIMIDOS RECUBIERTOS CON PELICULA EFG, 30 co	Shortage	2026-03-05	—

Frequently asked

Is Imatinib currently in shortage in Europe?

Yes. As of 7 August 2026, availability issues are reported in: Spain. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.

Where does this Imatinib availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency register that lists Imatinib: AEMPS CIMA (Spain). 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: “Imatinib: 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.