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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 Resources Page.

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Shortage Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Update Last updated View Report
RAN-DOMPERIDONE RANBAXY PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC. Resolved Updated Report 2018-12-15 25749
SAIZEN EMD SERONO A DIVISION OF EMD INC CANADA Resolved Updated Report 2018-12-15 67584
PROVERA 2.5MG TABLETS PFIZER CANADA ULC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 68473
RAN-RISPERIDONE RANBAXY PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC. Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 69549
LOSEC 10 MG ASTRAZENECA CANADA INC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 67310
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION BAXTER CORPORATION Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 69676
ENABLEX MERUS LABS LUXCO S. A R.L. Resolved Updated Report 2018-12-15 61675
IRBESARTAN SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 66692
AVAPRO SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 68058
ARISTOCORT C VALEANT CANADA LP/VALEANT CANADA S.E.C. Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-15 67779

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Update Last updated View Report
APO-RANITIDINE TABLET 150MG APOTEX INC To be discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-14 60726
APO GLYBURIDE TAB 5MG APOTEX INC Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-14 60518
APO-ATORVASTATIN APOTEX INC To be discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-13 60285
M-EDIAT ETHYPHARM INC To be discontinued New Report 2018-12-12 69418
M-EDIAT ETHYPHARM INC To be discontinued New Report 2018-12-12 69415