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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAQTA | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 50UNIT | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100533 |
| VAQTA | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 50UNIT | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100538 |
| PMS-ARIPIPRAZOLE | PHARMASCIENCE INC | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 98784 |
| PRADAXA | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE | Resolved | 150MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 99980 |
| TOLOXIN | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | Actual shortage | 0.125MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100448 |
| TEVA-PAROXETINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100550 |
| TEVA-PAROXETINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100553 |
| MINT-TRAMADOL/ACET | MINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Resolved | 37.5MG 325MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 95944 |
| PDP-DESONIDE | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | Actual shortage | 0.05% | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100192 |
| COTAZYM ECS 20 | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 100000UNIT 100000UNIT 25000UNIT | Updated Report | 2019-12-10 | 100542 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KEYTRUDA | MERCK CANADA INC | Discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-12-06 | 72658 |
| BICALUTAMIDE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-11-30 | 86431 |
