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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVASTATIN | SANIS HEALTH INC | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 103759 |
| DELATESTRYL | BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. | Actual shortage | 200MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 134792 |
| CELESTONE SOLUSPAN | ORGANON CANADA INC. | Resolved | 3MG 3MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 136690 |
| MAXALT RPD | MERCK CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 137105 |
| LOVENOX | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | Actual shortage | 60MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 138194 |
| LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND EPINEPHRINE INJECTION USP | TELIGENT OU | Actual shortage | 0.01MG 20MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 139438 |
| ROSUVASTATIN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 40MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 139440 |
| METOCLOPRAMIDE OMEGA | OMEGA LABORATORIES LTD | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-15 | 139452 |
| M-RANITIDINE | MANTRA PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 300MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 127453 |
| M-RANITIDINE | MANTRA PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 150MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 127450 |
| M-PREGABALIN | MANTRA PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 25MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139458 |
| M-CELECOXIB | MANTRA PHARMA INC | Actual shortage | 100MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139455 |
| SCLERODEX | OMEGA LABORATORIES LTD | Actual shortage | 250MG 100MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 138068 |
| ROSUVASTATIN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 40MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139445 |
| ERGONOVINE MALEATE INJECTION USP | TELIGENT OU | Anticipated shortage | 0.25MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139434 |
| ROSUVASTATIN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 20MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139431 |
| ROSUVASTATIN | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Actual shortage | 5MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139428 |
| APO-RISPERIDONE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 1.0MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139425 |
| APO-RISPERIDONE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 3.0MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139422 |
| APO-QUETIAPINE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 300MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139419 |
| APO-QUETIAPINE | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 100MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139416 |
| APO-METFORMIN ER | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 1000MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139413 |
| EXTRA STRENGTH IBUPROFEN LIQUID GEL CAPSULES | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 400MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139409 |
| APO-CANDESARTAN | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 16MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139406 |
| APO-BACLOFEN | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 20MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139403 |
| APO-AMLODIPINE-ATORVASTATIN | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 40MG 10MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139400 |
| APO-AMBRISENTAN | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 10MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139397 |
| APO-AMBRISENTAN | APOTEX INC | Actual shortage | 5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139394 |
| CIPROFLOXACIN | SANIS HEALTH INC | Anticipated shortage | 500MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 138164 |
| CIPROFLOXACIN | SANIS HEALTH INC | Anticipated shortage | 250MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 138161 |
| LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM INJECTION | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | Resolved | 10MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139303 |
| CLINDOXYL GEL | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | Anticipated shortage | 1% 5% | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139383 |
| MIDAZOLAM INJECTION USP | STERINOVA INC. | Anticipated shortage | 1MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139380 |
| LOSARTAN HCT | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Resolved | 50MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 120588 |
| LOSARTAN HCT | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Resolved | 50MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 120597 |
| LOSARTAN HCT | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Resolved | 100MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 120600 |
| LOSARTAN HCT | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | Resolved | 100MG 12.5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 120603 |
| ACH-PIOGLITAZONE | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | Actual shortage | 30MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 131754 |
| ACH-PIOGLITAZONE | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | Actual shortage | 15MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 130429 |
| GABAPENTIN CAPSULES USP | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | Resolved | 300MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 131757 |
| ACH-ROSUVASTATIN | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | Resolved | 20MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 134627 |
| GABAPENTIN CAPSULES USP | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | Resolved | 100MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 135997 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 240MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139354 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Actual shortage | 180MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139347 |
| STATEX SUPPOSITORIES 5MG | PALADIN LABS INC. | Resolved | 5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 135205 |
| XYLOCAINE 2% | ASPEN PHARMACARE CANADA INC. | Resolved | 20MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 137225 |
| XARELTO | BAYER INC | Resolved | 2.5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 138713 |
| XENICAL | CHEPLAPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH | Actual shortage | 120MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139254 |
| BUTRANS 5 | PURDUE PHARMA | Actual shortage | 5MCG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139259 |
| VISUDYNE | CHEPLAPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH | Anticipated shortage | 15MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-13 | 123386 |
Discontinuation Reports
| Brand name | Company Name | Status | Strength | Update | Date Updated | View Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 240MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139358 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 180MG | New Report | 2021-05-14 | 139351 |
| STATEX SUPPOSITORIES 5MG | PALADIN LABS INC. | Discontinued | 5MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-14 | 139317 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 300MG | New Report | 2021-05-13 | 139336 |
| SANDOZ DILTIAZEM CD | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 120MG | New Report | 2021-05-13 | 139331 |
| CLINIMIX | BAXTER CORPORATION | To be discontinued | 240MG 210MG 90MG 1.04G 575MG 340MG 250MG 515MG 20MG 10G 365MG 280MG 290MG 200MG 300MG 290MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-12 | 118601 |
| SANDOZ ESOMEPRAZOLE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | Discontinued | 20MG | New Report | 2021-05-12 | 139203 |
| ERWINASE | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS FRANCE SAS | Discontinued | 10000UNIT | Updated Report | 2021-05-10 | 129623 |
| APO-QUININE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 300MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-10 | 60714 |
| APO-QUININE | APOTEX INC | Discontinued | 200MG | Updated Report | 2021-05-10 | 60711 |
