Press and data

rxstat tracks every drug shortage report manufacturers are legally required to file with Health Canada, aggregated per drug and refreshed through the day. These numbers update live and may be cited with attribution to rxstat.ca.

Right now in Canada

Drugs in shortage
547
Widespread (most suppliers)
82
Tier 3 (critical)
14
Active shortage reports
1775
Avg shortage length (resolved, last 24 mo)
151 days
Reports tracked since 2017
29,183

Most-affected classes right now

antidepressants17 drugs in shortageantiglaucoma preparations and miotics15 drugs in shortagedirect acting antivirals15 drugs in shortageantipsychotics13 drugs in shortageantiepileptics11 drugs in shortage

Longest-running widespread shortages

Flavoxatein shortage since Mar 19, 2008Oxazepamin shortage since Feb 27, 2012Flurazepamin shortage since May 30, 2012Cefepimein shortage since Aug 23, 2012Methocarbamol Codeine Acetylsalicylic Acidin shortage since Mar 1, 2013

For journalists

Per-drug pages carry manufacturer-level detail, estimated recovery dates, and change history (including estimates that slip), in English and French. We can provide custom cuts of the data, historical analysis, or comment on supply trends, usually same-day. The underlying source is Health Canada's mandatory reporting database; rxstat adds the per-drug aggregation and change tracking that make it readable.

Contact: info@rxstat.ca

Citing rxstat

Please link the specific drug page (for example rxstat.ca/drug/amoxicillin) and note that estimated end dates are manufacturer self-reports. Statuses are computed as described in the methodology.