Almost all European hospitals experience medicine shortages

% of surveyed hospital pharmacists reporting shortages as a current problem, in selected countries and in all EAHP’s member countries. Earliest pre-pandemic year available vs 2023.

Note: The scale of shortages is challenging to measure because of a lack of harmonisation between countries. This survey is an attempt to do so but its comparability across countries and years is limited (2023: N=1497; 2018: N=1664; 2014: N=537). *2018 if no 2014 data available
Chart: ptur Source: European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) - Shortage Survey Reports 2014, 2018 and 2023 Get the data
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