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New medicine shortages in Europe — November 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 10 official medicines-agency registers · 177 new shortage reports were opened in November 2026, against 6,411 reports active in total across 1,857 medicines.

🇮🇹 149 🇮🇪 16 🇩🇪 7 🇸🇪 5

Medicines with the most new reports in November 2026

MedicineATCNew reportsWhere
AtorvastatinC10AA054🇮🇹 🇸🇪
Olmesartan medoxomil—4🇮🇹
LevetiracetamN03AX143🇮🇹
Clarithromycin—3🇮🇪 🇮🇹
SimvastatinC10AA012🇮🇹
AprepitantA04AD122🇮🇹
Pomalidomide—2🇮🇪
KolekalciferolA11CC052🇮🇹
Lansoprazol—2🇮🇹 🇸🇪
TemozolomideL01AX032🇮🇹
Finasterid—2🇮🇹
Diclofenac sodico—2🇮🇹
Telmisartan—2🇮🇹
LinezolidJ01XX082🇮🇹
Anastrozole—2🇮🇹

Longest-running active shortages in Europe

Open reports with the earliest start dates still unresolved.

MedicineWhereSinceDurationStatus
Ampicillina sodica🇮🇹2016-02-24129 monthsShortage
Surmontil🇪🇸2016-05-05126 monthsShortage
Azactam🇪🇸2016-06-19125 monthsShortage
Largactil🇪🇸2016-08-04123 monthsShortage
Promethazinhydrochlorid🇮🇹2017-06-19113 monthsShortage
Mifepristone🇮🇹2017-07-03112 monthsShortage
Vaccino epatitico b🇮🇹2017-07-11112 monthsShortage
Timololo🇦🇹2017-10-12109 monthsShortage
Vaccino morbillo/parotite/rosolia🇮🇹2017-10-19109 monthsShortage
Vaccino epatite b da dna ricombinante🇮🇹2017-11-22108 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, Austria, Greece and the United Kingdom. Cite as “European Medicine Shortage Tracker (MobiDoctor), November 2026 report” and link this page. Journalists: every number traces to a linked official register entry.