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Octreotide acetato currently has availability issues reported in 1 European register: Italy.
Shortage ATC — · also listed as: OCTREOTIDE ACETATO · data refreshed 9 September 2026
As of 9 September 2026, 1 of the 9 tracked registers list current availability issues for Octreotide acetato, covering 5 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Italy on 2021-09-21 and has now been open for about 60 months. Where agencies state a cause, manufacturing problems lead with 4 of the 5 stated-cause reports, followed by unexpectedly high demand with 1. 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 OCTREOTIDE SUN + 4 more productsOCTREOTIDE SUN OCTREOTIDE SUN OCTREOTIDE SUN OCTREOTIDE TEVA | 2021-09-21 | — | Problemi produttivi: distribuzione contingentata Alternatives: AIFA: equivalents with the same active substance are available. | register ↗ |
Every individual register entry for Octreotide acetato in the tracked sources, newest first — including resolved and discontinued reports.
| Reg. | Product | Status | Reported | Expected end | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 IT | OCTREOTIDE SUN | Shortage | 2026-08-04 | — | Problemi produttivi: distribuzione contingentata |
| 🇮🇹 IT | OCTREOTIDE SUN | Shortage | 2026-01-15 | — | Elevata richiesta/problemi produttivi |
| 🇮🇹 IT | OCTREOTIDE SUN | Shortage | 2026-01-06 | — | Problemi produttivi: distribuzione contingentata |
| 🇮🇹 IT | OCTREOTIDE SUN | Shortage | 2025-07-14 | — | Elevata richiesta: distribuzione contingentata |
| 🇮🇹 IT | OCTREOTIDE TEVA | Shortage | 2021-09-21 | — | Problemi produttivi |
Yes. As of 9 September 2026, availability issues are reported in: Italy. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.
5 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 register that lists Octreotide acetato: 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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<iframe src="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/octreotide-acetato/embed.html" width="100%" height="150" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #e1e0d9;border-radius:12px" title="Octreotide acetato availability in Europe"></iframe> <p style="font-size:12px">Source: <a href="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/octreotide-acetato/">Octreotide acetato shortage status — European Medicine Shortage Tracker</a> by MobiDoctor</p>