Austrian Federal Office for Safety in Health Care

Recent updates

Here you can find new page content of the last 4 weeks.

Safety information on communicable diseases (e.g. WNV, dengue) can be found here.

News

News

"Medikamente Info Austria" provides compact medication information in a new design Top-News

messages in brief | 10/02/2026
The new medicines information system of the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) went live on 10 February 2026. The previous information from the "Medicinal product index", the "Shortages index", the"Export ban index", the "BASG announcements" and the "BASG votes" will be merged into a compact medicines information portal at medikamente.basg.gv.at.
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Fingolimod Zentiva 0,5mg Hartkapseln

Recall | Medicines | 20/08/2026
Recall due to deviations from quality standards at the production site
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Conoxia medizinisches Gas

Recall | Medicines | 19/08/2026
Recall due to incorrect labelling
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Information

Shortages

Shortages

Based on reports from pharmaceutical companies, BASG informs about current shortages.

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Reporting to BASG

Reporting to BASG

The Federal Office relies on reports from consumers, health care professionals and companies for the continuous re-evaluation of the safety profile of medicinal products and medical devices.

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Online form for adverse reactions

Online form for adverse reactions

The reporting of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines and medicinal
products is possible using a patient-friendly online form.

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Austrian Medicinal Product Index

Austrian Medicinal Product

The medicinal products database contains all products authorised in Austria, including up-to-date product information leaflets and the summary of products characteristics.

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For Consumers

This is the subpage with information from the BASG directed to consumers (patients, their relatives and owners of animals).

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For Health Care Professionals

This is the subpage with information from the BASG directed to health care professionals (physicians, dentists, veterinarians, midwives and pharmacists).

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For Companies

This is the subpage with information by the BASG directed to companies producing, controlling or distributing medicinal products or medical devices.

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Market Surveillance

This is the subpage with the official announcements and public databases provided by the BASG as well as procedures for reporting to BASG.

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