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Welcome to Drug Shortages Canada, the website for mandatory reporting of drug shortages and discontinuations by market authorization holders. Anyone can search the database of shortage and discontinuation reports. More information can be found on the About & Resources Page.

Early reporting of shortages and discontinuations provides Health Canada, provincial/territorial governments, drug supply chain stakeholders, and health professionals details needed to help them monitor and manage supply. Shortages can be caused by many factors. Some last longer and are more complex than others. Because companies have to report every time they cannot fully meet demand, not all of the reports on this site are cause for concern at the patient level. Most are successfully managed before they impact patients.

The shortage database has a flag that indicates ones that are Tier 3 drug shortages, which are those that could potentially have the highest impact on Canada's drug supply and health care system. A Tier 3 designation is decided by the Tier Assignment Committee (TAC), composed of federal and provincial/territorial governments, healthcare professionals, and industry stakeholders.

Ensuring people can get the medicines they need is a top priority for Health Canada. Health Canada works closely with many partners to prevent shortages, mitigate their impacts, and help resolve them when they occur.

If you would like to know more about shortages like why they happen, how long they last, the actions being taken to reduce impacts on Canadians, and actions you can take if a drug you use is in shortage, please consult the information on Canada.ca.

Below are the newest shortage and discontinuation reports and updates to existing ones.

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!!T3 denotes an actual Tier 3 shortage/discontinuation

!T3 denotes an anticipated Tier 3 shortage/discontinuation

Shortage Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
TRUSOPT ELVIUM LIFE SCIENCES Resolved 2% Updated Report 2025-07-10 257784
ONDANSETRON ODT SANIS HEALTH INC Resolved 8MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 240734
TADALAFIL SANIS HEALTH INC Actual shortage 10MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 258589
SOLU-CORTEF PFIZER CANADA ULC Actual shortage 100MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 260327
PANTOPRAZOLE T SANIS HEALTH INC Actual shortage 40MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 262274
MYLAN-AMLODIPINE/ATORVASTATIN MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC Actual shortage 40MG 10MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 262287
TRANEXAMIC ACID INJECTION OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Actual shortage 100MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 262315
MYCOBUTIN PFIZER CANADA ULC Resolved 150MG Updated Report 2025-07-10 249824
ASMANEX TWISTHALER ORGANON CANADA INC. Actual shortage 400MCG Updated Report 2025-07-10 255777
DIPROLENE ORGANON CANADA INC. Actual shortage 0.05% Updated Report 2025-07-10 256076

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
ZENHALE ORGANON CANADA INC. To be discontinued 200MCG 5MCG New Report 2025-07-07 262162
ZENHALE ORGANON CANADA INC. To be discontinued 5MCG 100MCG New Report 2025-07-07 262159
PROVERA 10MG TABLETS PFIZER CANADA ULC To be discontinued 10MG New Report 2025-07-07 262135
PROVERA 5MG TABLETS PFIZER CANADA ULC Discontinued 5MG Updated Report 2025-07-07 259548
PREVYMIS MERCK CANADA INC To be discontinued 20MG New Report 2025-07-04 261800