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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.

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Shortage Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Update Last updated View Report
NAPROXEN EC SANIS HEALTH INC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 56416
SIMVASTATIN SANIS HEALTH INC Anticipated shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 54802
DIPROLENE MERCK CANADA INC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 64471
TWYNSTA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE Anticipated shortage New Report 2018-12-10 68958
SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION TELIGENT OU Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 62448
TWYNSTA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE Anticipated shortage New Report 2018-12-10 68953
MIRAPEX BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 59176
TWYNSTA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-10 67521
VEPESID BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA Anticipated shortage Updated Report 2018-12-09 49573
PLENDIL 10 MG ASTRAZENECA CANADA INC Actual shortage Updated Report 2018-12-09 67332

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Update Last updated View Report
ERYTHRO-ES AA PHARMA INC Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-08 68904
ACT VALSARTAN ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-07 65278
APO-SOTALOL 80MG TABLETS APOTEX INC Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-07 4936
APO-GEMFIBROZIL CAP 300MG USP APOTEX INC Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-07 4920
APO-NITRAZEPAM TABLETS BP APOTEX INC Discontinued Updated Report 2018-12-07 1117