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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMNIPAQUE 240 | GE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 518MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87081 |
| APO-SELEGILINE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 5MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87064 |
| CANDESARTAN | SANIS HEALTH INC | Anticipated shortage | 4MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87077 |
| JALYN | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | Anticipated shortage | 0.4MG 0.5MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-19 | 84337 |
| CLINDOXYL GEL | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | Actual shortage | 50MG 10MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-19 | 85790 |
| ROPINIROLE | SANIS HEALTH INC | Anticipated shortage | 0.25MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87069 |
| TELMISARTAN | SANIS HEALTH INC | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-19 | 86050 |
| ATOMOXETINE | SANIS HEALTH INC | Actual shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-19 | 76872 |
| APO-QUINAPRIL/HCTZ | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 12.5MG 20MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87060 |
| APO-AMOXI CLAV | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 875MG 125MG | New Report | 2019-06-19 | 87057 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APO-GEMFIBROZIL CAP 300MG USP | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86557 | |
| APO-EXEMESTANE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86552 | |
| APO-CIPROFLOX | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86547 | |
| APO-CEFPROZIL | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86542 | |
| APO-TOLTERODINE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 2MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 60828 |
| APO-RISPERIDONE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 3.0MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 60750 |
| APO OXAZEPAM TAB 30MG | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 30MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 60681 |
| APO-METFORMIN 850 MG TABLETS | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 850MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 40778 |
| APO-BROMAZEPAM - TAB 3MG | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 3MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 60307 |
| APO-CAPTO TAB 6.25MG | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 6.25MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 60339 |
| TRAMADOL / ACETAMINOPHEN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 37.5MG 325MG | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86439 |
| BICALUTAMIDE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86436 |
| BICALUTAMIDE | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | To be discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2019-06-12 | 86431 |
| GONAL-F | EMD SERONO A DIVISION OF EMD INC CANADA | To be discontinued | 77MCG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 75742 |
| GONAL-F | EMD SERONO A DIVISION OF EMD INC CANADA | To be discontinued | 33MCG | Updated Report | 2019-06-12 | 75734 |
| DIPROLENE | MERCK CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 0.5MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-11 | 68027 |
| HYCAMTIN | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 4MG | Updated Report | 2019-06-11 | 8129 |
| MYOCHRYSINE | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2019-06-10 | 86073 |
| MYOCHRYSINE | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 25MG | New Report | 2019-06-10 | 86070 |
| MYOCHRYSINE | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 10MG | New Report | 2019-06-10 | 86067 |
