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.
Esomeprazole Naproxen (Vimovo) Widespread shortage 4 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Apr 23, 2027
Estradiol (Climara) Partial shortage 7 of 24 reported products affected · est. return Dec 18, 2026
Ethinyl Estradiol Desogestrel (Reclipsen) Partial shortage 1 of 10 reported products affected
Ethinyl Estradiol Levonorgestrel (Portia) Partial shortage 5 of 18 reported products affected
Ethinyl Estradiol Levonorgestrel (Seasonique) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Ethinyl Estradiol Norethindrone (Ortho) Partial shortage 4 of 10 reported products affected · est. return Mar 19, 2027
Ethopropazine (Parsitan) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Etidronate Disodium Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Etonogestrel Ethinyl Estradiol (Nuvaring) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Everolimus (Afinitor) Partial shortage 1 of 14 reported products affected · est. return Aug 10, 2027
Exametazime (Ceretec) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Ezetimibe (Ezetrol) Partial shortage 4 of 18 reported products affected
Famciclovir (Famvir) Partial shortage 3 of 17 reported products affected
Famotidine (Acid Control) Widespread shortage 3 of 13 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Fampridine (Fampyra) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Febuxostat (Uloric) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Jun 1, 2027
Felodipine (Plendil) Widespread shortage 3 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Nov 20, 2026
Fenofibrate (Lipidil Ez) Partial shortage 1 of 22 reported products affected
Fentanyl (Abstral) Partial shortage 1 of 59 reported products affected
Filgrastim (Nivestym) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Oct 26, 2026
Finasteride (Proscar) Partial shortage 2 of 18 reported products affected · est. return Apr 16, 2027
Fingolimod (Gilenya) Partial shortage 3 of 8 reported products affected
Flavoxate (Urispas) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Flecainide Partial shortage 1 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Dec 11, 2026
Fluconazole (Diflucan) Partial shortage 3 of 19 reported products affected · est. return Nov 10, 2026
Fluocinonide (Lidex) Partial shortage 2 of 10 reported products affected
Fluorescein (Diofluor Strips) Widespread shortage 3 of 5 reported products affected
Fluorescein Benoxinate (Fluress) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Fluorometholone (Fml) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Nov 11, 2026
Fluoxetine (Prozac) Partial shortage 3 of 36 reported products affected · est. return Nov 27, 2026
Flurazepam (Som-Pam) Widespread shortage 4 of 6 reported products affected
Fluticasone Propionate (Flovent Hfa) Partial shortage 1 of 15 reported products affected
Fluvastatin (Lescol Xl) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Oct 31, 2026
Framycetin (Sofra-Tulle Strip) Widespread shortage 4 of 4 reported products affected
Furosemide (Lasix Special) Partial shortage 10 of 23 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Gabapentin (Neurontin) Partial shortage 26 of 78 reported products affected · est. return Jan 27, 2027
Gadobenate Dimeglumine (Multihance) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Gatifloxacin (Zymar) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Nov 20, 2026
Gefitinib Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Gemfibrozil Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Gentamicin Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Gliclazide (Diamicron Mr) Partial shortage 2 of 20 reported products affected
Gluconate Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Glycopyrrolate Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected
Gonadorelin (Lutrepulse) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Gramicidin Framycetin Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Granisetron Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Guanfacine (Intuniv) Partial shortage 4 of 10 reported products affected
Haloperidol Partial shortage 6 of 16 reported products affected
Histamine (Histatrol) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Hydralazine (Apresoline) Partial shortage 2 of 10 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide (Urozide) Widespread shortage 8 of 15 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide Candesartan Cilexetil (Atacand Plus) Partial shortage 3 of 21 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide Lisinopril (Zestoretic) Partial shortage 3 of 17 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Methyldopa Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Pindolol (Viskazide) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Quinapril (Accuretic) Partial shortage 3 of 10 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Ramipril (Altace Hct) Partial shortage 1 of 22 reported products affected · est. return Nov 13, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide Valsartan Partial shortage 5 of 27 reported products affected · est. return Nov 16, 2026
Hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef) Partial shortage 3 of 16 reported products affected
Hydrocortisone Neomycin Polymyxin B Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Hydrocortisone Zinc (Anusol-Hc) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Hydrocortisone Zinc Benzocaine (Rectogel Hc) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Partial shortage 1 of 52 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Hydroxyzine (Atarax) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected
Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Ibuprofen (Novo-Profen) Partial shortage 2 of 14 reported products affected
Ifosfamide (Ifex) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Imatinib Widespread shortage 7 of 14 reported products affected
Immunoglobulin (Hizentra) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Indapamide (Lozide) Partial shortage 2 of 14 reported products affected
Indapamide Perindopril Erbumine (Coversyl Plus Ld) Partial shortage 2 of 11 reported products affected
Indocyanine Green (Ic-Green) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Indomethacin Partial shortage 3 of 7 reported products affected
Influenza Virus Type A B (Flumist) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Mar 31, 2027
Insulin Aspart (Fiasp) Partial shortage 1 of 8 reported products affected
Insulin Glargine (Lantus) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Insulin Icodec (Awiqli) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Insulin Lispro (Admelog) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Iodide (Micro I) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Iodine Iodide (Sclerodine) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Iohexol (Omnipaque) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Oct 28, 2026
Ioversol (Optiray) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Ipratropium Bromide (Ipravent) Partial shortage 4 of 16 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Irbesartan (Avapro) Partial shortage 10 of 43 reported products affected
Irbesartan Hydrochlorothiazide (Avalide) Partial shortage 14 of 35 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2027
Isopropyl Alcohol Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Stanhexidine) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Nov 13, 2026
Ketoconazole (Ketoderm) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Ketorolac Tromethamine (Toradol) Partial shortage 3 of 12 reported products affected · est. return Jan 29, 2027
Ketotifen (Zaditor) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Feb 1, 2027
Ketotifen Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Labetalol (Trandate) Widespread shortage 5 of 9 reported products affected
Lacosamide (Vimpat) Partial shortage 6 of 35 reported products affected
Lamivudine (Heptovir) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Lamivudine Abacavir (Kivexa) Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected
Lansoprazole (Prevacid Fastab) Partial shortage 7 of 22 reported products affected · est. return Mar 9, 2027
Latanoprost (Xalatan) Partial shortage 3 of 11 reported products affected · est. return Dec 15, 2026
Leflunomide (Arava) Partial shortage 3 of 15 reported products affected · est. return Dec 11, 2026
Lenalidomide Widespread shortage 5 of 8 reported products affected
Letrozole Partial shortage 1 of 13 reported products affected