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.
Eribulin Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Aug 31, 2027
Erlotinib (Tarceva) Partial shortage 3 of 14 reported products affected · est. return Jun 30, 2027
Erythromycin (Eryc Delayed-Release) Partial shortage 1 of 17 reported products affected
Escitalopram (Cipralex Meltz) Partial shortage 3 of 41 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Esomeprazole (Nexium -) Partial shortage 10 of 26 reported products affected · est. return Oct 27, 2027
Esomeprazole Naproxen (Vimovo) Widespread shortage 3 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Oct 31, 2026
Estradiol (Climara) Partial shortage 6 of 24 reported products affected · est. return Sep 25, 2026
Eszopiclone (Lunesta) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Sep 15, 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) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Everolimus (Afinitor) Partial shortage 1 of 12 reported products affected
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 · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Febuxostat (Uloric) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Felodipine (Plendil) Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Fenofibrate (Lipidil Ez) Partial shortage 1 of 22 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
Fentanyl (Abstral) Partial shortage 1 of 59 reported products affected
Fesoterodine (Toviaz) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Finasteride (Proscar) Partial shortage 2 of 18 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
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
Fluconazole (Diflucan) Partial shortage 1 of 18 reported products affected
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
Fluoxetine (Prozac) Partial shortage 3 of 36 reported products affected · est. return Oct 23, 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
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) Partial shortage 1 of 10 reported products affected
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 27 of 78 reported products affected · est. return Jan 27, 2027
Gadobenate Dimeglumine (Multihance) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Gatifloxacin (Zymar) Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected
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
Gramicidin Polymyxin B (Polytopic) Partial shortage 1 of 2 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
Twinrix Junior (Hepatitis B Surface Antigen A Virus / Inactivated) Partial shortage 1 of 2 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 23, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide (Urozide) Widespread shortage 8 of 15 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Candesartan Cilexetil (Atacand Plus) Partial shortage 3 of 21 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide Lisinopril (Zestoretic) Partial shortage 3 of 17 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Losartan (Hyzaar) Partial shortage 4 of 35 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
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 4 of 10 reported products affected
Hydrochlorothiazide Ramipril (Altace Hct) Partial shortage 1 of 22 reported products affected · est. return Oct 16, 2026
Hydrochlorothiazide Valsartan Partial shortage 5 of 27 reported products affected
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 7 of 52 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Hydroxocobalamin (Cyanokit) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
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 · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Imatinib Widespread shortage 7 of 14 reported products affected
Imipramine Widespread shortage 3 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 2, 2026
Indapamide (Lozide) Partial shortage 3 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 · est. return Oct 10, 2026
Insulin Aspart (Fiasp) Partial shortage 1 of 8 reported products affected
Insulin Glargine (Lantus) Partial shortage 1 of 6 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
Ioversol (Optiray) Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Ipratropium Bromide (Ipravent) Partial shortage 3 of 16 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
Irbesartan (Avapro) Partial shortage 10 of 43 reported products affected
Irbesartan Hydrochlorothiazide (Avalide) Partial shortage 14 of 35 reported products affected · est. return Jan 31, 2027
Isopropyl Alcohol Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Stanhexidine) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Isoproterenol Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Ivabradine (Lancora) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
Ketoconazole (Ketoderm) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Ketorolac Tromethamine (Toradol) Partial shortage 3 of 12 reported products affected · est. return Nov 6, 2026
Ketotifen (Zaditor) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Feb 1, 2027