According to a survey conducted in late 2024 and early 2025, all 28 European countries included in the survey reported experiencing medicine shortages in their countries during the preceding 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of European countries who reported drug shortages.
Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2024
Original question: "In the last 12 months, have you experienced medicine shortages in community pharmacy in your country?" Countries who participated in the survey include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Medicine shortage was defined as every (temporary) inability for a community or hospital pharmacy to supply patients with the medicinal product requested as a result of factors beyond their control, requiring the dispensing of an alternative agent or even discontinuation of an ongoing medical therapy.
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PGEU. (January 24, 2025). Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330731/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages/
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