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Lamivudine currently has availability issues reported in 1 European register: Italy.
Shortage ATC — · also listed as: lamivudine · LAMIVUDINA · data refreshed 21 September 2026
As of 21 September 2026, 1 of the 8 tracked registers list current availability issues for Lamivudine, covering 2 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Italy on 2025-09-11 and has now been open for about 12 months. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 2 of the 2 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 Zeffix 5 mg/ml, solution buvable | — | 2026-09-01 | Infectiologie | register ↗ |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Shortage LAMIVUDINA AUROBINDO ITALIA + 1 more productsLAMIVUDINA MYLAN PHARMA | 2025-09-11 | — | Elevata richiesta/problemi produttivi Alternatives: AIFA: equivalents with the same active substance are available. | register ↗ |
Every individual register entry for Lamivudine in the tracked sources, newest first — including resolved and discontinued reports.
| Reg. | Product | Status | Reported | Expected end | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 IT | LAMIVUDINA MYLAN PHARMA | Shortage | 2026-07-07 | — | Problemi produttivi |
| 🇮🇹 IT | LAMIVUDINA AUROBINDO ITALIA | Shortage | 2025-09-11 | — | Elevata richiesta/problemi produttivi |
| 🇫🇷 FR | Zeffix 5 mg/ml, solution buvable | Resolved | — | 2026-09-01 | Infectiologie |
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, availability issues are reported in: Italy. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.
2 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 Lamivudine: 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.
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