According to a survey conducted in late 2022 and early 2024, 92 percent of European countries who reported experiencing medicine shortages in their countries during the last 12 months reported cardiovascular medication shortages. This statistic illustrates the percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area.
Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area
Characteristic
Percentage of respondent countries
Antiinfectives for systematic use (e.g. antibiotics)
100%
Respiratory system
96%
Cardiovascular medications
92%
Alimentary tract and metabolism
77%
Antineoplastic and immunomodulatings agents
77%
Nervous system
77%
Musculo-skeletal system
69%
Vaccines
69%
Blood and blood forming organs
65%
Systemic hormonal preparations
65%
Dermatologicals
62%
Genito-urinary system and sex hormones
62%
Sensory organs
62%
Various
58%
Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
Original question: "In the last 12 months, have you experienced medicine shortages in your country? If yes, which medicines have been in short supply in community pharmacy? Tick all that apply."
PGEU member countries who participated in the survey include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
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 31, 2024). Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/
PGEU. "Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/
PGEU. (2024). Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/
PGEU. "Percentage of European Countries Who Reported Medicine Shortages as of 2023, by Therapy Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/
PGEU, Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of European countries who reported medicine shortages as of 2023, by therapy area [Graph], PGEU, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331167/european-countries-who-reported-medicine-shortages-by-therapy-area/
