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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOPLATIN INJECTION BP | PFIZER CANADA ULC | Anticipated shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100910 |
| PRIVA-TRAMADOL/ACET | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 37.5MG 325MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100901 |
| PRIVA-QUETIAPINE | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 25MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100898 |
| PRIVA-GABAPENTIN | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 300MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100895 |
| PRIVA-ESCITALOPRAM | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 20MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100892 |
| PRIVA-CITALOPRAM | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100889 |
| PRIVA-CIPROFLOXACIN | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 500MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100886 |
| PRIVA-CELECOXIB | PHARMAPAR INC | Actual shortage | 200MG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100883 |
| SANDOZ HYDROCORTISONE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 2.5% | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100880 |
| CYANOCOBALAMIN INJECTION USP | TELIGENT OU | Actual shortage | 1000MCG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 95366 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGERIX-B | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | To be discontinued | 10MCG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100907 |
| ENGERIX-B | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | To be discontinued | 20MCG | New Report | 2019-12-10 | 100904 |
| TEVA-PAROXETINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Discontinued | 20MG | New Report | 2019-12-09 | 100547 |
| TEVA-PAROXETINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Discontinued | 30MG | New Report | 2019-12-09 | 100540 |
| APO-LAMIVUDINE HBV | APOTEX INC | To be discontinued | 100MG | New Report | 2019-12-06 | 60563 |
