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.
Ketotifen Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Labetalol (Trandate) Widespread shortage 4 of 8 reported products affected
Lacosamide (Vimpat) Partial shortage 7 of 35 reported products affected · est. return Sep 15, 2026
Lactate Dextrose Magnesium Chloride (Dianeal Pd4 Capd) Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected · est. return Sep 10, 2026
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
Leflunomide (Arava) Partial shortage 3 of 15 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Lenalidomide Partial shortage 3 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Letrozole Partial shortage 2 of 13 reported products affected · est. return Sep 15, 2026
Leucovorin Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Leuprolide (Lupron Depot) Partial shortage 1 of 8 reported products affected
Levetiracetam Partial shortage 12 of 48 reported products affected
Levobunolol (Betagan) Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Levofloxacin (Quinsair) Partial shortage 3 of 25 reported products affected
Levothyroxine (Synthroid) Partial shortage 1 of 31 reported products affected
Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Partial shortage 2 of 24 reported products affected
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) Partial shortage 3 of 20 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Lisinopril (Zestril) Partial shortage 6 of 39 reported products affected
Lithium Carbonate (Carbolith) Partial shortage 4 of 11 reported products affected
Loperamide Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Losartan (Cozaar) Partial shortage 16 of 45 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Lovastatin Partial shortage 2 of 10 reported products affected
Loxapine (Xylac) Partial shortage 4 of 10 reported products affected
Lurasidone (Latuda) Partial shortage 2 of 19 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Lurbinectedin (Zepzelca) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Magnesium Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Magnesium Chloride Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Mannitol (Aridol) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Medronic Acid (Stannous Mdp) Widespread shortage 3 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Meglumine Iodipamide Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Meloxicam (Mobicox) Partial shortage 3 of 18 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Memantine (Ebixa) Partial shortage 2 of 13 reported products affected
Meropenem (Merrem) Partial shortage 2 of 11 reported products affected
Mesna (Uromitexan) Widespread shortage 3 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Metformin (Glucophage) Partial shortage 4 of 33 reported products affected
Metformin Sitagliptin (Janumet) Partial shortage 8 of 23 reported products affected · est. return Sep 25, 2026
Methacholine Chloride Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Methadone (Metadol) Partial shortage 4 of 12 reported products affected · est. return Sep 21, 2026
Methenamine Mandelate Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Methimazole (Tapazole) Widespread shortage 3 of 5 reported products affected
Methocarbamol Codeine Acetylsalicylic Acid (Methoxisal-C) Widespread shortage 4 of 5 reported products affected
Methotrexate (Nordimet) Partial shortage 3 of 31 reported products affected
Methylene Blue Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Methylphenidate (Biphentin) Partial shortage 5 of 60 reported products affected · est. return Nov 15, 2026
Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) Partial shortage 1 of 11 reported products affected
Methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Metoprolol (Lopresor) Partial shortage 4 of 37 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Metronidazole (Flagyl) Partial shortage 1 of 11 reported products affected
Micafungin (Mycamine) Widespread shortage 2 of 3 reported products affected
Mineral Oil Light Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Minoxidil (Loniten) Partial shortage 2 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Nov 20, 2026
Mirabegron Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Mirtazapine (Remeron Rd) Partial shortage 2 of 24 reported products affected · est. return Jan 1, 2027
Mitomycin Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Mixed Salts Amphetamine (Adderall) Partial shortage 3 of 25 reported products affected
Modafinil (Alertec) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Mometasone Furoate (Elocom) Partial shortage 3 of 15 reported products affected
Monobasic Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Montelukast (Singulair) Partial shortage 7 of 44 reported products affected · est. return Jun 30, 2027
Morphine (Statex) Partial shortage 3 of 53 reported products affected
Moxifloxacin (Avelox) Partial shortage 6 of 19 reported products affected · est. return Oct 30, 2026
Mycophenolate Mofetil (Cellcept) Partial shortage 4 of 16 reported products affected
Nadolol Widespread shortage 2 of 2 reported products affected
Nadroparin (Fraxiparine) Widespread shortage 7 of 8 reported products affected
Naphazoline (Refresh Redness Relief) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Naproxen (Naprosyn) Partial shortage 7 of 29 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Naproxen Partial shortage 1 of 8 reported products affected
Neratinib (Nerlynx) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Nevirapine (Viramune) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Nifedipine (Adalat Xl - Srt) Partial shortage 2 of 17 reported products affected
Nilutamide (Anandron) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected · est. return Jan 5, 2027
Nitroglycerin (Transderm-Nitro) Partial shortage 1 of 19 reported products affected · est. return Sep 22, 2026
Non Pollen Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Norepinephrine (Levophed) Partial shortage 1 of 5 reported products affected
Norethindrone (Movisse) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Norfloxacin Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Norgestimate Ethinyl Estradiol (Tricira Lo) Partial shortage 2 of 10 reported products affected
Normethadone P-hydroxyephedrine (Cophylac) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Nortriptyline (Aventyl) Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
Nystatin (Nyaderm) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Mar 26, 2027
Octreotide (Sandostatin Lar) Partial shortage 3 of 14 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Ofloxacin (Ocuflox) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Oct 9, 2026
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Partial shortage 3 of 106 reported products affected · est. return Nov 6, 2026
Olmesartan Medoxomil (Olmetec) Partial shortage 2 of 24 reported products affected
Olmesartan Medoxomil Hydrochlorothiazide (Olmetec Plus) Partial shortage 6 of 24 reported products affected
Olopatadine (Pazeo) Partial shortage 5 of 11 reported products affected
Olsalazine (Dipentum) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Omeprazole (Losec) Partial shortage 10 of 22 reported products affected · est. return Sep 25, 2026
Ondansetron (Zofran) Partial shortage 12 of 55 reported products affected · est. return Dec 11, 2026
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Oxaprozin Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Oxazepam (Oxpam) Widespread shortage 6 of 10 reported products affected
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) Widespread shortage 6 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Oct 18, 2026
Oxtriphylline (Choledyl) Widespread shortage 3 of 4 reported products affected
Oxybutynin Chloride (Ditropan Xl) Partial shortage 2 of 11 reported products affected
Oxycodone (Oxyneo) Partial shortage 2 of 35 reported products affected
Oxytocin Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Jan 18, 2027