European Shortages Monitoring Platform

ESMP enables information exchange for prevention, identification, and management of shortages to ensure medicines are available for patients in the EU and EEA.

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Guidance and help

Shortages catalogue

Ongoing and resolved shortages of human medicines assessed by EMA.

ESMP user guide

Instructions on how to navigate ESMP for the purpose of shortage reporting.

EMA account management

Create and manage your EMA account. Recover username and password.

Crisis and preparedness management in the European Union

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has a formal role in preparing for and managing crisis situations affecting the European Union (EU) single market for medicines and medical devices, based on legislation that took effect on 1 March 2022.

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