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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
IMITREX GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Resolved 20MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241216
ZEPZELCA JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED Actual shortage 4MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 234751
TOBI PODHALER BGP PHARMA ULC Actual shortage 28MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 236492
ZYCLARA BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. Actual shortage 3.75% Updated Report 2024-11-02 237210
TEGRETOL CR NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC Resolved 400MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 239094
SUPREFACT DEPOT 2 MONTHS CHEPLAPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH Actual shortage 6.3MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 240203
DIHYDROERGOTAMINE (DHE), 1MG/ML STERIMAX INC Actual shortage 1MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 239039
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES INJECTION, USP FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD Actual shortage 236MG 224MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 240890
FENTANYL INJECTION BP STERIMAX INC Actual shortage 100MCG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241701
GLICLAZIDE MR SANIS HEALTH INC Actual shortage 30MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241793
NAT-EVEROLIMUS NATCO PHARMA (CANADA) INC Actual shortage 5MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241865
NAT-EVEROLIMUS NATCO PHARMA (CANADA) INC Actual shortage 10MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241868
CLARUS MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC Actual shortage 40MG Updated Report 2024-11-02 241465
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC Resolved 5MG Updated Report 2024-11-01 177586
APO-CEFEPIME APOTEX INC Actual shortage 1G Updated Report 2024-11-01 238245
MYXREDLIN BAXTER CORPORATION Actual shortage 1UNIT Updated Report 2024-11-01 241104
TEVA-ESOMEPRAZOLE TEVA CANADA LIMITED Resolved 40MG Updated Report 2024-11-01 231430
TEVA-RAMIPRIL TEVA CANADA LIMITED Resolved 2.5MG Updated Report 2024-11-01 234882
TEVA-RAMIPRIL TEVA CANADA LIMITED Resolved 5MG Updated Report 2024-11-01 236808
TEVA-PRAVASTATIN TEVA CANADA LIMITED Resolved 10MG Updated Report 2024-11-01 229948

Discontinuation Reports

Brand name Company Name Status Strength Update Date Updated View Report
DORZOLAMIDE AND TIMOLOL EYE DROPS BP HIKMA CANADA LIMITED Discontinued 5MG 20MG New Report 2024-11-01 241852
PEDIACEL SANOFI PASTEUR LIMITED Discontinued 5MCG 20MCG 30MCG 10MCG 26UNIT 7UNIT 29UNIT 5LF 15LF 20MCG 3MCG New Report 2024-11-01 241815
DALACIN C 300 MG PFIZER CANADA ULC Discontinued 300MG Updated Report 2024-10-30 241493
PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM FOR INJECTION SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED Discontinued 40MG New Report 2024-10-29 241520
HUMALOG ELI LILLY CANADA INC To be discontinued 100UNIT Updated Report 2024-10-29 224347
IMDUR JUNO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. Discontinued 60MG Updated Report 2024-10-29 233587
TD ADSORBED SANOFI PASTEUR LIMITED Discontinued 5LF 2LF Updated Report 2024-10-25 206909
HUMATROPE ELI LILLY CANADA INC To be discontinued 24MG 3.15ML New Report 2024-10-18 240682
HUMATROPE ELI LILLY CANADA INC To be discontinued 12MG 3.15ML New Report 2024-10-18 240679
HUMATROPE ELI LILLY CANADA INC To be discontinued 6MG 3.15ML New Report 2024-10-18 240676