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New medicine shortages in Europe — September 2026

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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

Auto-generated from 9 official medicines-agency registers · 198 new shortage reports were opened in September 2026, against 6,402 reports active in total across 1,826 medicines.

🇮🇹 147 🇸🇪 40 🇩🇪 6 🇬🇷 5

Medicines with the most new reports in September 2026

MedicineATCNew reportsWhere
Olmesartan medoxomil4🇮🇹
PregabalinN02BF023🇮🇹
Amoxicillin-TrihydratJ01CA043🇮🇹 🇸🇪
Acetylcysteine3🇮🇹 🇸🇪
Somatropin3🇸🇪
RisperidoneN05AX082🇮🇹
OlanzapineN05AH032🇮🇹 🇸🇪
SildenafilG04BE032🇮🇹
Dabigatran etexilatoB01AE072🇮🇹
Calcium, CholecalciferolA11CC052🇮🇹
EsomeprazoleA02BC052🇮🇹
Fluoxetina2🇮🇹 🇸🇪
OxaliplatinL01XA032🇬🇷 🇮🇹
Desloratadin2🇮🇹 🇸🇪
Diclofenac sodico2🇮🇹

Longest-running active shortages in Europe

Open reports with the earliest start dates still unresolved.

MedicineWhereSinceDurationStatus
Ampicillina sodica🇮🇹2016-02-24127 monthsShortage
Surmontil🇪🇸2016-05-05124 monthsShortage
Azactam🇪🇸2016-06-19123 monthsShortage
Largactil🇪🇸2016-08-04121 monthsShortage
Promethazinhydrochlorid🇮🇹2017-06-19111 monthsShortage
Mifepristone🇮🇹2017-07-03110 monthsShortage
Vaccino epatitico b🇮🇹2017-07-11110 monthsShortage
Timololo🇦🇹2017-10-12107 monthsShortage
Vaccino morbillo/parotite/rosolia🇮🇹2017-10-19107 monthsShortage
Vaccino epatite b da dna ricombinante🇮🇹2017-11-22106 monthsShortage
Method & citation: counts are new register entries by report start date, aggregated and de-duplicated across the EMA catalogue and national registers of Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland, Sweden and Austria. Cite as “European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), September 2026 report” and link this page. Journalists: every number traces to a linked official register entry.