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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADRENALIN CHLORIDE SOL 1:1000 AMP | ERFA CANADA 2012 INC | Resolved | 1MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 109244 |
| ZOCOR | MERCK CANADA INC | Resolved | 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 109064 |
| ZOCOR | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 20MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 111042 |
| MORPHINE SR | SANIS HEALTH INC | Actual shortage | 60MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 100031 |
| PROSCAR | MERCK CANADA INC | Resolved | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 102400 |
| MINIMS PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE 0.5% | VALEANT CANADA LP/VALEANT CANADA S.E.C. | Actual shortage | 0.5% | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 104139 |
| INNOHEP | LEO PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 12000UNIT | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 110950 |
| ONE ALPHA CAPS 1MCG | LEO PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 1MCG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 110953 |
| ETHACRYNATE SODIUM FOR INJECTION USP | STERIMAX INC | Resolved | 50MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 94977 |
| ESOMEPRAZOLE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-07 | 108841 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-EZETIMIBE | MANTRA PHARMA INC | To be discontinued | 10MG | New Report | 2020-04-06 | 111090 |
| PMS-RAMIPRIL | PHARMASCIENCE INC | To be discontinued | 10MG | New Report | 2020-04-06 | 111084 |
| PMS-RAMIPRIL | PHARMASCIENCE INC | To be discontinued | 5MG | New Report | 2020-04-06 | 111081 |
| PMS-LISINOPRIL | PHARMASCIENCE INC | To be discontinued | 10MG | New Report | 2020-04-06 | 111078 |
| PMS-CILAZAPRIL | PHARMASCIENCE INC | To be discontinued | 5.0MG | New Report | 2020-04-06 | 111075 |
