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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREGNYL | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 10000UNIT 10ML | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 76749 |
| PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Anticipated shortage | 1MG | New Report | 2019-04-24 | 82386 |
| VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION, USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 1G | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 73886 |
| VASERETIC | MERCK CANADA INC | Anticipated shortage | 25MG 8MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 79221 |
| SANDOMIGRAN DS | PALADIN LABS INC | Anticipated shortage | 1MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 19806 |
| BIO-ROSUVASTATIN | BIOMED PHARMA | Actual shortage | 40MG | New Report | 2019-04-24 | 82376 |
| BIO-PRAVASTATIN | BIOMED PHARMA | Actual shortage | 40MG | New Report | 2019-04-24 | 82373 |
| BIO-LEVETIRACETAM | BIOMED PHARMA | Actual shortage | 750MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 43629 |
| BIO-LEVETIRACETAM | BIOMED PHARMA | Actual shortage | 250MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 43632 |
| BIO-EZETIMIBE | BIOMED PHARMA | Actual shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2019-04-24 | 82366 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD-QUINAPRIL | GENMED A DIVISION OF PFIZER CANADA ULC | Discontinued | 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-24 | 62050 |
| VOLTAREN SR | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 100MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-23 | 80298 |
| RANITIDINE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 150MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-22 | 76211 |
| ATORVASTATIN-10 | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 10MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-22 | 70938 |
| ATENOLOL | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-04-22 | 70935 |
