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Zolmitriptan shortage — availability across Europe

Zolmitriptan currently has availability issues reported in 2 European registers: Austria, Italy.

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: ZOLMITRIPTAN · data refreshed 7 August 2026

Key facts

As of 7 August 2026, Zolmitriptan has active availability issues in 2 of 10 tracked European registers.
Registers reporting issues: Austria, Italy.
Longest-running open report: since 2024-08-21 (24 months, Austria).
Data source: 2 official medicines-agency registers, refreshed daily.

As of 7 August 2026, 2 of the 10 tracked registers list current availability issues for Zolmitriptan, covering 4 affected product presentations. The longest-running open report was filed in Austria on 2024-08-21 and has now been open for about 24 months. Where agencies state a cause, commercial decisions or discontinuation lead with 1 of the 1 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
🇦🇹 Austria	Shortage Zolmitriptan 1A Pharma 2,5 mg - Filmtabletten + 2 more products Zolmitriptan 1A Pharma 2,5 mg - Schmelztabletten Zolmitriptan Sandoz 2,5 mg - Schmelztabletten	2024-08-21	—	—	register ↗
🇮🇹 Italy	Shortage ZOLMITRIPTAN AUROBINDO	2026-06-30	—	Cessata commercializzazione definitiva Alternatives: AIFA: equivalents with the same active substance are available.	register ↗

New register reports per month

Full report history (4 register entries)

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

Reg.	Product	Status	Reported	Expected end	Stated reason
🇮🇹 IT	ZOLMITRIPTAN AUROBINDO	Shortage	2026-06-30	—	Cessata commercializzazione definitiva
🇦🇹 AT	Zolmitriptan 1A Pharma 2,5 mg - Filmtabletten	Shortage	2025-05-13	—
🇦🇹 AT	Zolmitriptan 1A Pharma 2,5 mg - Schmelztabletten	Shortage	2024-12-20	—
🇦🇹 AT	Zolmitriptan Sandoz 2,5 mg - Schmelztabletten	Shortage	2024-08-21	—

Frequently asked

Is Zolmitriptan currently in shortage in Europe?

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

Are there alternatives to Zolmitriptan?

1 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.

Where does this Zolmitriptan availability data come from?

Directly from the official medicines-agency registers that list Zolmitriptan: BASG (Austria), 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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Cite: “Zolmitriptan: availability status across 2 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.