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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
CYTOGAM KI BIOPHARMA LLC Resolved 2500MG Updated Report 2023-12-10 185788
FLUNARIZINE AA PHARMA INC Resolved 5MG Updated Report 2023-12-10 176139
MOUNJARO ELI LILLY CANADA INC Actual shortage 12.5MG Updated Report 2023-12-10 210461
IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP PFIZER CANADA ULC Actual shortage 20MG Updated Report 2023-12-10 212033
TOPICORT BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. Actual shortage 0.25% Updated Report 2023-12-09 211247
PROSTIN VR STERILE SOLUTION PFIZER CANADA ULC Resolved 500MCG Updated Report 2023-12-09 204343
ROCALTROL SEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC Resolved 0.25MCG Updated Report 2023-12-09 209554
SEREVENT DISKUS (50MCG/DOSE) GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Resolved 50MCG Updated Report 2023-12-09 212066
OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DELAYED RELEASE TABLETS ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC Actual shortage 20MG Updated Report 2023-12-09 212845
FLOVENT HFA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Resolved 250MCG Updated Report 2023-12-09 208284

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
LIBTAYO SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC Discontinued 250MG Updated Report 2023-12-09 212566
LIDEX BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. Discontinued 0.05% New Report 2023-12-08 212804
LODALIS BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. Discontinued 3.75G New Report 2023-12-08 212799
NUCALA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Discontinued 100MG New Report 2023-12-07 212755
TEVA-ECTOSONE TEVA CANADA LIMITED Discontinued 0.1% New Report 2023-12-05 212526
RIVA-LEVOFLOXACIN LABORATOIRE RIVA INC. Discontinued 250MG Updated Report 2023-12-02 212224
RIVA-LEVOFLOXACIN LABORATOIRE RIVA INC. Discontinued 750MG New Report 2023-12-01 212230
RIVA-LEVOFLOXACIN LABORATOIRE RIVA INC. Discontinued 500MG New Report 2023-12-01 212227
TAZORAC ALLERGAN INC Discontinued 0.05% Updated Report 2023-12-01 204564
STIEVA-A GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Discontinued 0.025% Updated Report 2023-11-29 200920