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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASOPRESSIN INJECTION USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 20UNIT | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 126961 |
| SANDOZ TRANDOLAPRIL | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 4MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 127782 |
| TOBRAMYCIN INHALATION SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 300MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 129111 |
| PRAMIPEXOLE | PRO DOC LIMITEE | Resolved | 0.25MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 124275 |
| MARCAINE E | PFIZER CANADA ULC | Actual shortage | 50MG 0.182MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 127031 |
| SANDOZ IRBESARTAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Resolved | 300MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 128158 |
| SANDOZ ESTRADIOL DERM 75 | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 75MCG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 129098 |
| SANDOZ IRBESARTAN HCT | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 150MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 129102 |
| SANDOZ PROCTOMYXIN HC | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.5% 0.5% 1% 1% | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 129107 |
| APO-DEFERASIROX | APOTEX INC | Resolved | 250MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 121891 |
| APO-PREGABALIN | APOTEX INC | Resolved | 300MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-28 | 126771 |
| SANDOZ LISINOPRIL HCT | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 20MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 127772 |
| SANDOZ PRAVASTATIN TABLETS | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 122973 |
| SANDOZ PRAMIPEXOLE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.25MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 127777 |
| TIMOLOL MALEATE-EX | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.50% | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 100873 |
| TIMOLOL MALEATE-EX | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.25% | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 94633 |
| SANDOZ TIMOLOL | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.5% | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 93445 |
| SANDOZ TIMOLOL | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.5% | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 93442 |
| SANDOZ OLANZAPINE ODT | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128163 |
| SANDOZ VALSARTAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 80MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128429 |
| SANDOZ VALSARTAN | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 80MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128426 |
| SANDOZ ATOMOXETINE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128417 |
| APO-MEDROXY | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 123944 |
| APO-PRUCALOPRIDE | APOTEX INC | Resolved | 2MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 124795 |
| APO-MYCOPHENOLATE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 250MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 123951 |
| APO-RASAGILINE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 1MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 126777 |
| APO-DILTIAZ CD | APOTEX INC | Resolved | 180MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128594 |
| CORTEF TABLETS 10MG | PFIZER CANADA ULC | Anticipated shortage | 10MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 125776 |
| CARBOPLATIN INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129056 |
| TEVA-COTRIDIN EXPECTORANT | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 2MG 30MG 100MG 10MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129053 |
| TEVA-TOLTERODINE LA | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 4MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129050 |
| TEVA-GABAPENTIN | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 600MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 129045 |
| RATIO-TOPISALIC | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 0.5MG 20MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129042 |
| TEVA-CODEINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 30MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129039 |
| ACT FLUCONAZOLE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 100MG | New Report | 2020-11-27 | 129036 |
| XYLOCAINE DENTAL LIDOCAINE HCL 2% AND EPINEPHRINE 1:100,000 | DENTSPLY CANADA LIMITED | Actual shortage | 20.00MG 0.01MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 126631 |
| SYNTHROID | BGP PHARMA ULC | Resolved | 112MCG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 124238 |
| YASMIN 28 | BAYER INC | Actual shortage | 3MG 0.03MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128494 |
| ORENCIA | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CANADA | Resolved | 125MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128713 |
| ISOPROTERENOL HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 0.2MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 124327 |
| ESTALIS 140/50 MCG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 50MCG 140MCG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128877 |
| DICLOFENAC | PHARMA STULLN INC. | Actual shortage | 0.1% | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 128917 |
| SINEMET 250/25 | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 25MG 250MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 80490 |
| TEVA-CHLORPROMAZINE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 100MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 127604 |
| TEVA-ZOLMITRIPTAN OD | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 2.5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 126933 |
| ACT RALOXIFENE | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 60MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 126909 |
| OXALIPLATIN INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 126533 |
| PORTIA 21 | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 0.15MG 0.03MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 126530 |
| TEVA-MELOXICAM | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 7.5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 126522 |
| TEVA-MELOXICAM | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 15MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-26 | 125506 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVANDIA | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | Discontinued | 4MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-27 | 113314 |
| LOPRESOR SR 100MG | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC | Discontinued | 100MG | New Report | 2020-11-26 | 128967 |
| POTASS CHLOR 40MEQ 5% DEX AND 0.9% SOD CHLOR | BAXTER CORPORATION | To be discontinued | 5G 900MG 300MG | New Report | 2020-11-26 | 128947 |
| IMURAN | ASPEN PHARMACARE CANADA INC. | To be discontinued | 50MG | New Report | 2020-11-20 | 128667 |
| LEVITRA | BAYER INC | Discontinued | 5MG | Updated Report | 2020-11-20 | 121585 |
