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Medication shortages: everything you need to know

From the asthma medication Montelukast to Duloxetine as a drug for anxiety disorders and the diabetes medication Ozempic: we feel we are constantly dealing with the issue of drug shortages. Why is this the case, which substances are currently lacking and, above all, was it better in the past? We have all the background information for you as well as the complete list of medicines that are currently unavailable.

Let's start with the question of whether everything was better in the past - and that's not so easy to answer. After all, the obligation to report medicines that are in short supply or unavailable has not existed in Austria for as long as you might think. We asked the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) for clarification.