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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 |
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TRANEXAMIC ACID INJECTION | OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED | Actual shortage | 100MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 238410 |
POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION USP | OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED | Actual shortage | 39.2% | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 237160 |
DEXAMETHASONE-OMEGA | OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED | Actual shortage | 4MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 237157 |
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE FOR INJECTION CONCENTRATE | OMEGA LABORATORIES LIMITED | Actual shortage | 200mEq | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240180 |
ROCURONIUM BROMIDE INJECTION | HIKMA CANADA LIMITED | Anticipated shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2024-10-22 | 240847 |
MYOVIEW 30ML | GE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC | Anticipated shortage | 1.38MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240653 |
TOBI PODHALER | BGP PHARMA ULC | Anticipated shortage | 28MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 236492 |
MYLAN-MIRTAZAPINE | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 45MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 230092 |
MYLAN-GLICLAZIDE MR | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 30MG | New Report | 2024-10-22 | 240838 |
CADUET | BGP PHARMA ULC | Resolved | 80MG 5MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 234685 |
ULTRA-TECHNEKOW V4 | CURIUM CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 19CI | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240205 |
VENLAFAXINE XR | SANIS HEALTH INC | Actual shortage | 75MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240725 |
TIMOPTIC-XE | ELVIUM LIFE SCIENCES | Actual shortage | 0.5% | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240755 |
SANDOZ ZOLMITRIPTAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 2.5MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 234502 |
SOFRAMYCIN NASAL SPRAY | SEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 2.5MG 0.05MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240758 |
PRAMIPEXOLE | SANIS HEALTH INC | Resolved | 0.25MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 234195 |
SANDOZ DORZOLAMIDE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 2% | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 239585 |
SANDOZ APIXABAN SDZ | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 2.5MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240291 |
SANDOZ LENALIDOMIDE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 5MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240301 |
SANDOZ LISDEXAMFETAMINE CAPSULES | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 10MG | Updated Report | 2024-10-22 | 240305 |
Discontinuation Reports
Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
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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 |
HUMALOG | ELI LILLY CANADA INC | To be discontinued | 100UNIT | Updated Report | 2024-10-15 | 224347 |
TD ADSORBED | SANOFI PASTEUR LIMITED | Discontinued | 5LF 2LF | Updated Report | 2024-10-15 | 206909 |