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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.
Shortage Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Last updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDOZ COLCHICINE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.6MG | New Report | 2019-01-18 | 72994 |
| FOSRENOL | SHIRE PHARMA CANADA ULC | Anticipated shortage | 500MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 72349 |
| TARO-CLINDAMYCIN/BENZOYL PEROXIDE GEL | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 5% 1% | New Report | 2019-01-18 | 72989 |
| NYADERM CRM 100000UNIT/GM | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 100000UNIT | New Report | 2019-01-18 | 72986 |
| TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 500UNIT 10000UNIT 0.25MG | New Report | 2019-01-18 | 72983 |
| TARO-TRAMADOL ER | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 200MG | New Report | 2019-01-18 | 72980 |
| TARO-TRAMADOL ER | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 300MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 64422 |
| CLOTRIMADERM CREAM 1% | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 1% | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 27985 |
| TARO-CICLOPIROX | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 8% | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 52557 |
| TARO-ANASTROZOLE | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Actual shortage | 1MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 19790 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Last updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIPRO | BAYER INC | Discontinued | 750MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-18 | 32233 |
| APO-TOLTERODINE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 1MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-17 | 60822 |
| ACET CODEINE 60 | PHARMASCIENCE INC | Discontinued | 300MG 60MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-17 | 72608 |
| KEYTRUDA | MERCK CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2019-01-16 | 72658 |
| ETODOLAC | AA PHARMA INC | Discontinued | 200MG | Updated Report | 2019-01-15 | 70188 |