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Welcome to Drug Shortages Canada, the website for reporting drug shortages and discontinuations in Canada. The Food and Drug Regulations require drug sellers to report when they are not able to meet demand for a product or when they stop selling a product. Information about the website and the regulations can be found on the About & Resources Page.
A shortage means, in respect of a drug, a situation in which the manufacturer to whom a document was issued under subsection C.01.014.2(1) that sets out the drug identification number assigned for the drug is unable to meet the demand for the drug.
Below are the newest and most recently updated Shortage and Discontinuation reports.
Shortage Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INHIBACE | CHEPLAPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-10-23 | 114894 |
| DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 2MG | Updated Report | 2020-10-23 | 126918 |
| PROQUAD | MERCK CANADA INC | Anticipated shortage | 3.99Log10 PFU 3.00Log10 TCID50 4.30Log10 TCID50 3.00Log10 TCID50 | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126964 |
| NIFEDIPINE ER | PRO DOC LIMITEE | Actual shortage | 30MG | Updated Report | 2020-10-22 | 102154 |
| VASOPRESSIN INJECTION USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Anticipated shortage | 20UNIT | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126961 |
| CARBOPLATIN INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126958 |
| TEVA-VARENICLINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 0.5MG 1MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126955 |
| TEVA-VARENICLINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 1MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126951 |
| TEVA-CILAZAPRIL/HCTZ | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 5MG 12.5MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126948 |
| TEVA-CLOPIDOGREL | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 75MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126942 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODAN-METHADONE | ODAN LABORATORIES LTD | Discontinued | 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-10-23 | 126848 |
| EPIRUBICIN FOR INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | To be discontinued | 2MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126906 |
| TEVA-AMITRIPTYLINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | To be discontinued | 10MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126903 |
| TEVA-AMITRIPTYLINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | To be discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2020-10-22 | 126900 |
| MIDAZOLAM INJECTION | PFIZER CANADA ULC | To be discontinued | 1MG | New Report | 2020-10-19 | 126640 |
