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Little is known about shortages in Austrian community pharmacy settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To estimate the prevalence of medicine shortages in a community pharmacy in Austria, and describe how frequently pharmaceutical interventions were provided to mitigate their impact on patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This prospective, single-centre study was conducted over 8 weeks in an Austrian community pharmacy. Medicine shortages were identified using point-of-sale software during prescription dispensing. A structured data collection form was used to record patient demographics, affected medicines, and pharmaceutical interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 3182 patients, 212 (6.7%) experienced a shortage, involving 243 medicines (1.6%). Of these, 67.9% were permanent and 32.1% temporary shortages. Pharmacist-led interventions resolved 90.1% of cases. Intervention success rates were consistently high regardless of shortage duration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Medicine shortages have become routine in Austrian community pharmacies. This study demonstrates the high acceptance and effectiveness of pharmacist-led interventions, irrespective of shortage duration. 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