← European Medicine Shortage Tracker · all medicines
Availability information only — Mobi Doctor doesn't sell medicines; check with a pharmacy.
Rifabutin currently has availability issues reported in 5 European registers: Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden.
Shortage ATC — · also listed as: RIFABUTIN · rifabutine · RIFABUTINA · data refreshed 8 September 2026
As of 8 September 2026, 5 of the 9 tracked registers list current availability issues for Rifabutin, covering 5 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Italy on 2025-10-30 and has now been open for about 11 months. Where agencies state a cause, active-ingredient (API) supply issues lead with 1 of the 2 stated-cause reports, followed by manufacturing problems with 1. Notably, 1 report has already passed the expected-resolution date without closing — prognoses for this medicine should be read as estimates, not commitments. The issue spread across registers over time rather than at once: Italy reported first (2025-10-30), with Ireland following roughly 7 months later — a pattern typical of supply problems cascading between national markets. Registers in Ireland, Italy, Sweden indicate that alternatives or equivalents are available — a pharmacist or doctor can advise on switching.
| Where | Status & products | Since | Expected end | Reason / alternatives | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Limited availability Mycobutin 150 mg - Kapseln | 2026-02-16 | — | — | register ↗ |
| 🇫🇷 France | Limited availability Ansatipine 150 mg, gélule | — | — | Infectiologie | register ↗ |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Shortage Mycobutin 150mg Hard Capsules | 2026-05-11 | — | API shortage/unavailability (Global) Alternatives: Alternative(s) available — see the national register. | register ↗ |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Shortage MYCOBUTIN | 2025-10-30 | — | Problemi produttivi Alternatives: AIFA: import of a foreign equivalent can be authorised. | register ↗ |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Shortage Ansatipin 150 mg Kapsel, hård | 2026-04-29 | 2026-08-28 | — Alternatives: Alternative(s) available — see the national register. | register ↗ |
Every individual register entry for Rifabutin in the tracked sources, newest first — including resolved and discontinued reports.
| Reg. | Product | Status | Reported | Expected end | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 IE | Mycobutin 150mg Hard Capsules | Shortage | 2026-05-11 | — | API shortage/unavailability (Global) |
| 🇸🇪 SE | Ansatipin 150 mg Kapsel, hård | Shortage | 2026-04-29 | 2026-08-28 | |
| 🇦🇹 AT | Mycobutin 150 mg - Kapseln | Limited availability | 2026-02-16 | — | |
| 🇮🇹 IT | MYCOBUTIN | Shortage | 2025-10-30 | — | Problemi produttivi |
| 🇫🇷 FR | Ansatipine 150 mg, gélule | Limited availability | — | — | Infectiologie |
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, availability issues are reported in: Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden. Availability is national — a shortage in one country does not mean it is short everywhere.
3 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 Rifabutin: BASG (Austria), ANSM (France), HPRA (Ireland), AIFA (Italy), Läkemedelsverket (Sweden). 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.
Pharmacies, patient sites and newsrooms are welcome to embed the live status of Rifabutin — free, with attribution. Copy this snippet:
<iframe src="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/rifabutin/embed.html" width="100%" height="150" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #e1e0d9;border-radius:12px" title="Rifabutin availability in Europe"></iframe> <p style="font-size:12px">Source: <a href="https://www.mobidoctor.eu/medicine-shortages/medicine-shortages/rifabutin/">Rifabutin shortage status — European Medicine Shortage Tracker</a> by MobiDoctor</p>