Elsewhere in Europe, shortages of antibiotics, cancer drugs or insulin are multiplying.
82% confidence
HealthEuropean Union
Omissions
The MEP cited a timeframe of 2025-2026, but the most recent available data at the time of the claim (January 2026) covers only up to October 2024
The specific number of 136 medicines refers to the 2022-2024 period, not 2025-2026
Data for 2025 shortages would not have been available to the MEP at the time of speaking
Sources
PrimaryEMA - Medicine shortages annual report 2024Medicine shortages are a burden on healthcare systems and put patients at risk; the report covers shortages monitoring in 2024
SecondaryEuropean Parliament - Medicine shortages in EuropeEU countries ran critically short of 136 medicines between January 2022 and October 2024, including antibiotics, insulin, cancer treatments and vaccines