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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
TROMBOJECT 3% OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 30MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 206240
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE FOR INJECTION CONCENTRATE OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 20mEq Updated Report 2025-04-21 216966
SODIUM CHLORIDE BACTERIOSTATIC INJ OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 9MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255312
TRANEXAMIC ACID INJECTION OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 100MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255309
POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION USP OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 39.2% Updated Report 2025-04-21 255306
JAMP QUETIAPINE FUMARATE JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION Actual shortage 200MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 251855
PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP 1% OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 10MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255301
JAMP QUETIAPINE FUMARATE JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION Actual shortage 100MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 251852
JAMP PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION Actual shortage 40MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 234472
PAMIDRONATE DISODIUM OMEGA 9 MG/ML OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 9MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255294
JAMP GLICLAZIDE-MR JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION Actual shortage 30MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 246765
STERILE LIGHT MINERAL OIL 100% OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 100% Updated Report 2025-04-21 255289
METHYLENE BLUE INJECTION USP OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 10MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255286
METHACHOLINE OMEGA OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 1600MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255283
HYOSCINE BUTYLBROMIDE INJECTION BP OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 20MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255280
GRANISETRON HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 1MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255277
FAMOTIDINE OMEGA -(WITH PRESERVATIVE,BENZYL ALCOHOL) OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 10MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255274
DIPHENIST OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 50MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255271
DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 5MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255266
SCLERODEX OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED Anticipated shortage 100MG 250MG Updated Report 2025-04-21 255263

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
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
LODALIS BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. Discontinued 3.75G New Report 2025-04-15 212799
CLINIMIX BAXTER CORPORATION To be discontinued 520MG 1.04G 1.04G 290MG 290MG 310MG 310MG 5G 240MG 20MG 210MG 90MG 210MG 220MG 230MG New Report 2025-04-10 254830
STREPTOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP STERIMAX INC To be discontinued 1G New Report 2025-04-10 254712
GONAL-F EMD SERONO, A DIVISION OF EMD INC., CANADA To be discontinued 5.5MCG New Report 2025-04-08 254491
BRIMONIDINE TARTRATE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION HIKMA CANADA LIMITED Discontinued 0.2% Updated Report 2025-04-07 253339