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Olfen shortage — availability across Europe

Name: European Medicine Shortage Tracker dataset
Creator: MobiDoctor
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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

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

Shortage ATC — · also listed as: OLFEN · data refreshed 21 September 2026

Key facts

As of 21 September 2026, Olfen has active availability issues in 1 of 8 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Spain.
Longest-running open report: since 2025-07-16 (14 months, Spain).
Data source: 1 official medicines-agency register, refreshed daily.

As of 21 September 2026, 1 of the 8 tracked registers list current availability issues for Olfen, covering 1 affected product presentation. The longest-running open report was filed in Spain on 2025-07-16 and has now been open for about 14 months.

Where	Status & products	Since	Expected end	Reason / alternatives	Source
🇪🇸 Spain	Shortage OLFEN 140 MG APOSITOS ADHESIVOS MEDICAMENTOSOS, 5 apósitos	2025-07-16	—	—	register ↗

Full report history (1 register entry)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇪🇸 ES	OLFEN 140 MG APOSITOS ADHESIVOS MEDICAMENTOSOS, 5 apósitos	Shortage	2025-07-16	—

Frequently asked

Is Olfen currently in shortage in Europe?

Yes. As of 21 September 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 Olfen availability data come from?

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

Embed this tracker

Pharmacies, patient sites and newsrooms are welcome to embed the live status of Olfen — free, with attribution. Copy this snippet:

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<p style="font-size:12px">Source: <a href="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/olfen/">Olfen shortage status — European Medicine Shortage Tracker</a> by MobiDoctor</p>

Cite: “Olfen: availability status across 1 European registers — European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), 21 September 2026.” Link this page and the agency record. Statuses come from the linked official registers and can change daily.