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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLMETEC PLUS | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 12.5MG 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 90616 |
| 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION, USP | BAXTER CORPORATION | Anticipated shortage | 900MG | New Report | 2019-09-19 | 94411 |
| PREVYMIS | MERCK CANADA INC | Anticipated shortage | 20MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 92759 |
| SODIUM THIOSULFATE INJECTION USP | HOPE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD | Anticipated shortage | 250MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 94406 |
| PROQUAD | MERCK CANADA INC | Avoided shortage | 4.30Log10 TCID50 3.99Log10 PFU 3.00Log10 TCID50 3.00Log10 TCID50 | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 90641 |
| MYLAN-TADALAFIL | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 20MG | New Report | 2019-09-19 | 94402 |
| GONAL-F PEN | EMD SERONO A DIVISION OF EMD INC CANADA | Anticipated shortage | 300UNIT | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 94397 |
| RANITIDINE - 300 | PRO DOC LIMITEE | Anticipated shortage | 300MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 94394 |
| RANITIDINE - 150 | PRO DOC LIMITEE | Anticipated shortage | 150MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 94391 |
| DEPO-PROVERA STERILE AQUEOUS SUSPENSION 150 MG/ML | PFIZER CANADA ULC | Actual shortage | 150MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-19 | 88645 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETROVIR (AZT) | VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC | To be discontinued | 100MG | New Report | 2019-09-18 | 94281 |
| TRIZIVIR | VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC | Discontinued | 300MG 300MG 150MG | New Report | 2019-09-18 | 94278 |
| VALSARTAN HCT | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 25MG 320MG | New Report | 2019-09-18 | 94211 |
| BICALUTAMIDE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-18 | 86431 |
| BICALUTAMIDE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2019-09-18 | 86436 |
