Drug shortages homepage
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 About & Resources Page.
A shortage means, in respect of a drug, a situation in which the manufacturer to whom a document was issued under subsection C.01.014.2(1) that sets out the drug identification number assigned for the drug is unable to meet the demand for the drug.
Below are the newest and most recently updated Shortage and Discontinuation reports.
Shortage Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABETALOL HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION | OMEGA LABORATORIES LTD | Resolved | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 109800 |
| LOTRIDERM CREAM | MERCK CANADA INC | Resolved | 0.05% 1% | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 109823 |
| CYESTRA-35 | PALADIN LABS INC | Resolved | 0.035MG 2MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 107179 |
| CANDESARTAN/HCTZ | SANIS HEALTH INC | Resolved | 12.5MG 16MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 109442 |
| IFEX | BAXTER CORPORATION | Actual shortage | 3G | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 110477 |
| ESOMEPRAZOLE | PRO DOC LIMITEE | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-03 | 110514 |
| TEVA-MORPHINE SR | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 100MG | New Report | 2020-04-02 | 110725 |
| TEVA-MORPHINE SR | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 60MG | New Report | 2020-04-02 | 110722 |
| TEVA-MORPHINE SR | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 30MG | New Report | 2020-04-02 | 110719 |
| TEVA-MORPHINE SR | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 30MG | New Report | 2020-04-02 | 110716 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIPRO | BAYER INC | To be discontinued | 500MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-02 | 96049 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM T | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | New Report | 2020-04-01 | 110324 | |
| ZERIT - CAP 15MG | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 15MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55453 |
| POLYTOPIC | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 500UNIT 10000UNIT | New Report | 2020-04-01 | 110309 |
| ZERIT - CAP 20MG | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 20MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55456 |
| ZERIT - CAP 30MG | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 30MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55459 |
| ZERIT - CAP 40MG | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 40MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55462 |
| VIDEX EC | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 125MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55440 |
| VIDEX EC | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 200MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55443 |
| VIDEX EC | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 250MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55446 |
| VIDEX EC | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Discontinued | 400MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 55449 |
| BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE INJECTION USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | New Report | 2020-04-01 | 110288 | |
| DIANEAL PD4 CAPD SOLUTION WITH 2.5% DEXTROSE AND 2.5MEQ/L CALCIUM | BAXTER CORPORATION | Discontinued | 448MG 2.5G 5.08MG 18.3MG 538MG | Updated Report | 2020-04-01 | 91392 |
| DIANEAL PD 101 CAPD SOLUTION W 1.5% DEXTROSE | BAXTER CORPORATION | To be discontinued | 392MG 1.5G 15.2MG 23.9MG 567MG | New Report | 2020-03-31 | 91395 |
| ENGERIX-B | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | To be discontinued | 20MCG | Updated Report | 2020-03-31 | 100904 |
| ENGERIX-B | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | To be discontinued | 10MCG | Updated Report | 2020-03-31 | 100907 |
| AVELOX I.V. | BAYER INC | To be discontinued | 400MG | Updated Report | 2020-03-30 | 73405 |
| DIPROSALIC | MERCK CANADA INC | Discontinued | 0.5MG 20MG | Updated Report | 2020-03-26 | 109401 |
| DEMEROL | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 50MG | Updated Report | 2020-03-24 | 98380 |
| TUSSIONEX | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 5MG 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-03-24 | 98368 |
