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Welcome to Drug Shortages Canada, the website for mandatory reporting of drug shortages and discontinuations by market authorization holders. Anyone can search the database of shortage and discontinuation reports. More information can be found on the About & Resources Page.
Early reporting of shortages and discontinuations provides Health Canada, provincial/territorial governments, drug supply chain stakeholders, and health professionals details needed to help them monitor and manage supply. Shortages can be caused by many factors. Some last longer and are more complex than others. Because companies have to report every time they cannot fully meet demand, not all of the reports on this site are cause for concern at the patient level. Most are successfully managed before they impact patients.
The shortage database has a flag that indicates ones that are Tier 3 drug shortages, which are those that could potentially have the highest impact on Canada's drug supply and health care system. A Tier 3 designation is decided by the Tier Assignment Committee (TAC), composed of federal and provincial/territorial governments, healthcare professionals, and industry stakeholders.
Ensuring people can get the medicines they need is a top priority for Health Canada. Health Canada works closely with many partners to prevent shortages, mitigate their impacts, and help resolve them when they occur.
If you would like to know more about shortages like why they happen, how long they last, the actions being taken to reduce impacts on Canadians, and actions you can take if a drug you use is in shortage, please consult the information on Canada.ca.
Below are the newest shortage and discontinuation reports and updates to existing ones.

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!!T3 denotes an actual Tier 3 shortage/discontinuation
!T3 denotes an anticipated Tier 3 shortage/discontinuation
Shortage Reports
Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
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MYLAN-CLOBETASOL SCALP APPLICATION | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 0.05% | Updated Report | 2025-04-23 | 255039 |
OMNIPAQUE 350 | GE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 755MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-23 | 255396 |
MYLAN-PROPAFENONE | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 150MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-23 | 253696 |
KIT FOR THE PREPARATION OF TECHNETIUM (99MTC) PYROPHOSPHATE INJECTION | ISOLOGIC INNOVATIVE RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD. | Actual shortage | 12MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 212529 |
SANDOZ FENOFIBRATE E | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 145.0MG | New Report | 2025-04-22 | 255391 |
SUPEUDOL 5 | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 238345 |
SUPEUDOL 10 | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 238341 |
SANDOZ RIVAROXABAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 2.5MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 245211 |
SANDOZ LOSARTAN HCT | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 12.5MG 100MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 251581 |
SANDOZ IRBESARTAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 150MG | Updated Report | 2025-04-22 | 248132 |
Discontinuation Reports
Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
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HYPURIN REGULAR INSULIN PORK | WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED | To be discontinued | 100UNIT | New Report | 2025-04-17 | 255200 |
HYPURIN NPH INSULIN ISOPHANE PORK | WOCKHARDT UK LIMITED | To be discontinued | 100UNIT | New Report | 2025-04-17 | 255197 |
PRADAXA | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE | To be discontinued | 75MG | New Report | 2025-04-17 | 255171 |
PROTOPIC | LEO PHARMA INC | Discontinued | 0.03% | Updated Report | 2025-04-16 | 255091 |
PROTOPIC | LEO PHARMA INC | Discontinued | 0.1% | Updated Report | 2025-04-16 | 255094 |