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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESTIM 1% | PALADIN LABS INC | Resolved | 1% | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 71951 |
| TEGRETOL 200MG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Resolved | 200MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 79017 |
| MESTINON | VALEANT CANADA LP/VALEANT CANADA S.E.C. | Actual shortage | 60MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 87189 |
| LOSARTAN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 87882 |
| DIANEAL PD 101 CAPD SOLUTION W 0.5% DEXTROSE | BAXTER CORPORATION | Actual shortage | 392MG 500MG 15.2MG 23.9MG 567MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 89601 |
| CALCITRIOL INJECTION USP | STERIMAX INC | Actual shortage | 1MCG | Updated Report | 2019-07-23 | 89647 |
| PHENOBARB ELIXIR | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 86562 |
| TRIHEXYPHENIDYL | AA PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 2MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 89782 |
| LOPRESOR SR 200 MG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 200MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 79079 |
| LOPRESOR SR 200 MG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 200MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 79076 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIHEXYPHENIDYL | AA PHARMA INC | Reversed | 2MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 70209 |
| TRIHEXYPHENIDYL | AA PHARMA INC | Reversed | 5MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 70212 |
| RITALIN 20MG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 20MG | New Report | 2019-07-22 | 89771 |
| IBUPROFEN | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 200MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-22 | 71439 |
| PAROXETINE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Discontinued | 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-07-20 | 76230 |
