All current drug shortages in Canada
This is the complete list of drugs with at least one active shortage report filed with Health Canada, one entry per drug rather than per paperwork filing. A partial shortage means some manufacturers still supply the drug and your pharmacy can often substitute; a widespread shortage means half or more of reported products (or a Tier 3 designation) are affected and options are thinner. Click any drug for manufacturer-level detail, recovery estimates, and alerts.
Abiraterone Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Nov 27, 2026
Acebutolol (Sectral) Partial shortage 2 of 21 reported products affected
Acetaminophen (Pediatrix) Partial shortage 10 of 26 reported products affected · est. return Oct 23, 2026
Acetaminophen Oxycodone (Rivacocet) Partial shortage 2 of 9 reported products affected · est. return Oct 1, 2026
Acetazolamide Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Jan 1, 2027
Acetylcholine Chloride (Miochol-E) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Dec 20, 2026
Acetylcysteine Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Asatab) Partial shortage 5 of 17 reported products affected
Acitretin (Soriatane) Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Acyclovir (Zovirax) Partial shortage 2 of 20 reported products affected · est. return Dec 8, 2026
Adalimumab (Hulio) Partial shortage 1 of 9 reported products affected
Adefovir Dipivoxil (Hepsera) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Afatinib (Giotrif) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Nov 6, 2026
Aflibercept (Zaltrap) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Albumin (Draximage Maa) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Albumin (Stannous Maa) Widespread shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Alendronic Acid Partial shortage 3 of 20 reported products affected
Alendronic Acid Vitamin D3 (Fosavance) Partial shortage 3 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Alfuzosin (Xatral) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Allopurinol (Zyloprim) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Almotriptan (Axert) Partial shortage 1 of 10 reported products affected · est. return Feb 9, 2027
Alprazolam (Xanax) Partial shortage 4 of 20 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Alprostadil (Muse) Widespread shortage 4 of 5 reported products affected
Ambrisentan (Volibris) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected
Amcinonide (Cyclocort) Partial shortage 3 of 7 reported products affected
Amiloride (Midamor) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Nov 13, 2026
Aminophylline Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Oct 1, 2026
Amitriptyline (Levate) Partial shortage 15 of 34 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Amlodipine (Norvasc) Partial shortage 4 of 48 reported products affected
Amlodipine Telmisartan (Twynsta) Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected
Amoxicillin (Novamoxin) Partial shortage 2 of 39 reported products affected · est. return Nov 13, 2026
Ampicillin Partial shortage 5 of 14 reported products affected
Amsacrine (Amsa Pd) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Anastrozole Partial shortage 4 of 13 reported products affected · est. return Oct 31, 2026
Apomorphine (Kynmobi) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Apremilast Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Oct 9, 2026
Apremilast Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected
Aprotinin (Trasylol) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Aripiprazole (Abilify) Partial shortage 4 of 30 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Arsenic Trioxide (Trisenox) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Atazanavir (Reyataz) Partial shortage 3 of 8 reported products affected
Atenolol (Tenormin) Partial shortage 7 of 34 reported products affected
Atomoxetine (Strattera) Partial shortage 13 of 63 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Partial shortage 9 of 64 reported products affected · est. return Jun 1, 2027
Atorvastatin Amlodipine (Caduet) Partial shortage 1 of 23 reported products affected · est. return Nov 10, 2026
Atropine Partial shortage 1 of 10 reported products affected
Atropine Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Avalglucosidase Alfa (Nexviazyme) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Oct 5, 2026
Azithromycin (Zithromax) Partial shortage 2 of 32 reported products affected
Bacillus Calmette-guerin (Oncotice) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2027
Baclofen (Lioresal Intrathecal) Partial shortage 1 of 18 reported products affected
Baloxavir Marboxil (Xofluza) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Basiliximab (Simulect) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Bazedoxifene Conjugated Estrogens (Duavive) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Beclomethasone Dipropionate (Qvar) Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Bendamustine (Treanda) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected
Benzoyl Peroxide Clindamycin (Benzaclin) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Oct 9, 2026
Benztropine Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Benzydamine (Pharixia Alcohol Free) Partial shortage 2 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Nov 12, 2026
Betahistine (Serc) Partial shortage 4 of 21 reported products affected · est. return Jan 1, 2027
Betamethasone (Betaderm) Partial shortage 11 of 32 reported products affected
Betamethasone Valerate (Luxiq) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Bethanechol Chloride (Duvoid) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Bicalutamide (Casodex) Partial shortage 1 of 9 reported products affected
Bilastine Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Bimatoprost (Vistitan) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Bisacodyl Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Bortezomib Partial shortage 2 of 7 reported products affected
Bosentan Partial shortage 2 of 12 reported products affected · est. return Jun 30, 2027
Bosutinib Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Brimonidine (Alphagan P) Partial shortage 2 of 9 reported products affected · est. return Jan 15, 2027
Brivaracetam (Brivlera) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Bromfenac (Prolensa) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Mar 26, 2027
Bromocriptine Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Dimetane Expectorant Dc (Brompheniramine Phenylephrine Hydrocodone Guaifenesin) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Budesonide (Pulmicort Turbuhaler) Partial shortage 3 of 17 reported products affected
Bupivacaine (Marcaine) Widespread shortage 5 of 15 reported products affected · est. return Mar 31, 2027
Bupropion (Wellbutrin Xl) Partial shortage 1 of 15 reported products affected
Buserelin (Suprefact) Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Buspirone Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected
Busulfan (Myleran) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Oct 23, 2026
Butalbital Acetylsalicylic Acid Codeine Caffeine (Fiorinal-C) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Cabergoline (Dostinex) Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Caffeine Acetaminophen Codeine (Tylenol) Partial shortage 2 of 11 reported products affected
Caffeine Acetylsalicylic Acid (Anacin Extra Strength) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Caffeine Acetylsalicylic Acid Butalbital (Pronal) Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Nov 20, 2026
Calcipotriol Betamethasone (Dovobet) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Calcitriol (Rocaltrol) Widespread shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected
Canagliflozin Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Nov 27, 2026
Candesartan Cilexetil (Atacand) Partial shortage 23 of 59 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Captopril Widespread shortage 6 of 9 reported products affected
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Partial shortage 2 of 20 reported products affected
Carbidopa Levodopa (Sinemet) Partial shortage 4 of 21 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Carboplatin Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Carmustine (Bicnu) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Sep 29, 2026
Carvedilol Partial shortage 5 of 32 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Cefaclor Widespread shortage 5 of 5 reported products affected
Cefazolin Widespread shortage 2 of 13 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Cefepime Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Oct 9, 2026
Cefixime (Suprax) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026