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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
LAMOTRIGINE SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC Actual shortage 100MG Updated Report 2024-12-08 243960
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Resolved 60MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 224577
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Resolved 60MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 226677
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Resolved 30MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 227197
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Resolved 30MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 230199
STRAMUCIN GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC. Actual shortage 2% Updated Report 2024-12-07 244858
RENVELA SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC Actual shortage 2.4G Updated Report 2024-12-07 240885
SANDOZ EVEROLIMUS SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Actual shortage 2.5MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245033
ALENDRONATE SANIS HEALTH INC Actual shortage 70MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 223392
ACH-PIOGLITAZONE ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC Actual shortage 30MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245052

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
RENVELA SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC To be discontinued 2.4G New Report 2024-12-07 239436
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Discontinued 30MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245021
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Discontinued 30MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245024
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Discontinued 60MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245027
SANDOZ GLICLAZIDE MR SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Discontinued 60MG Updated Report 2024-12-07 245030