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.
Paclitaxel (Abraxane) Partial shortage 2 of 7 reported products affected
Palonosetron (Aloxi) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Pamidronate Disodium Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected
Pantoprazole (Tecta) Partial shortage 11 of 36 reported products affected · est. return Jan 12, 2027
Paroxetine (Paxil) Partial shortage 2 of 33 reported products affected · est. return Dec 18, 2026
Peginterferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys) Widespread shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Pemetrexed (Alimta) Partial shortage 4 of 12 reported products affected
Penicillin G Widespread shortage 3 of 3 reported products affected
Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin L-A) Widespread shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Feb 26, 2027
Pentoxifylline Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Dec 11, 2026
Periciazine (Neuleptil) Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Perindopril Arginine Amlodipine (Viacoram) Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected
Perindopril Erbumine (Coversyl) Partial shortage 5 of 25 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Boostrix (Pertactin Tetanus Toxoid Filamentous Haemagglutinin Pertussi…) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Petrolatum Lanolin Mineral Oil Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) Partial shortage 3 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Phenylephrine Pheniramine Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Phenytoin (Dilantin) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Pilocarpine (Isopto Carpine) Widespread shortage 4 of 6 reported products affected
Pindolol (Visken) Partial shortage 2 of 10 reported products affected
Pioglitazone (Actos) Partial shortage 5 of 36 reported products affected
Pirfenidone (Esbriet) Partial shortage 3 of 10 reported products affected · est. return Sep 19, 2026
Pizotifen (Sandomigran Ds) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Podophyllin (Podofilm) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Polidocanol (Varithena) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Polymyxin B Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Polymyxin B Gramicidin Neomycin Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Polystyrene Sulfonate (Resonium Calcium) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Polystyrene Sulfonate (Solystat) Widespread shortage 3 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 9, 2026
Pralatrexate (Folotyn) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Oct 19, 2026
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride (Mirapex) Partial shortage 5 of 40 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Pramoxine Hydrocortisone (Proctofoam Hc) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Apr 30, 2027
Pravastatin (Pravachol) Partial shortage 13 of 49 reported products affected · est. return Oct 7, 2026
Prazosin Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected
Prednicarbate (Dermatop) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Prednisolone Sulfacetamide (Blephamide) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Prednisone (Winpred) Partial shortage 1 of 7 reported products affected
Pregabalin (Lyrica) Partial shortage 16 of 79 reported products affected · est. return May 16, 2027
Procainamide (Procan) Widespread shortage 4 of 5 reported products affected
Progesterone (Prometrium) Partial shortage 3 of 11 reported products affected · est. return Feb 28, 2027
Proparacaine (Alcaine) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected
Propofol (Diprivan) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Propranolol (Inderal-La) Widespread shortage 9 of 17 reported products affected · est. return Sep 15, 2026
Protirelin (Relefact Trh) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Proxymetacaine Fluorescein Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Prucalopride Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Quetiapine (Seroquel) Partial shortage 47 of 117 reported products affected · est. return Dec 31, 2026
Quinapril (Accupril) Partial shortage 8 of 20 reported products affected
Quinine Partial shortage 2 of 11 reported products affected
Rabeprazole (Pariet, Enteric-Coated) Partial shortage 5 of 21 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Raloxifene (Evista) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Ramipril (Altace) Partial shortage 14 of 53 reported products affected · est. return Sep 25, 2026
Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Jun 30, 2027
Ranitidine (Zantac) Partial shortage 12 of 36 reported products affected
Ranolazine (Corzyna) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected · est. return Sep 15, 2026
Rasagiline (Azilect) Widespread shortage 4 of 7 reported products affected
Remifentanil Widespread shortage 2 of 4 reported products affected
Repaglinide (Gluconorm) Partial shortage 6 of 21 reported products affected
Riluzole (Rilutek) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Feb 9, 2027
Risedronate (Actonel) Partial shortage 3 of 23 reported products affected
Risperidone Partial shortage 17 of 81 reported products affected
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) Partial shortage 3 of 18 reported products affected · est. return Nov 30, 2026
Rivastigmine (Exelon) Partial shortage 1 of 30 reported products affected
Rizatriptan (Maxalt Rpd) Partial shortage 8 of 37 reported products affected · est. return Feb 9, 2027
Rocuronium Bromide (Zemuron) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected · est. return Jan 15, 2027
Ropinirole (Requip) Partial shortage 5 of 23 reported products affected
Rose Bengal Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Rosuvastatin Partial shortage 11 of 65 reported products affected · est. return Dec 11, 2026
Rotigotine (Neupro) Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected · est. return Sep 11, 2026
Salbutamol (Ventolin Nebules P.f. -) Partial shortage 6 of 23 reported products affected
Salbutamol Ipratropium Bromide (Combivent Udv) Partial shortage 1 of 6 reported products affected
Saxagliptin Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Scopolamine Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected
Selegiline Partial shortage 1 of 3 reported products affected
Semaglutide (Rybelsus) Partial shortage 2 of 8 reported products affected
Sertraline (Zoloft) Partial shortage 2 of 37 reported products affected
Sildenafil (Viagra) Partial shortage 1 of 29 reported products affected · est. return Nov 10, 2026
Simvastatin (Zocor) Partial shortage 17 of 65 reported products affected · est. return Jan 29, 2027
Sitagliptin (Januvia) Partial shortage 11 of 24 reported products affected · est. return Jan 7, 2027
Solifenacin (Vesicare) Partial shortage 5 of 25 reported products affected
Sotalol Partial shortage 4 of 12 reported products affected · est. return Dec 1, 2026
Spironolactone (Aldactone) Widespread shortage 5 of 8 reported products affected
Stiripentol (Diacomit) Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Sufentanil Partial shortage 1 of 2 reported products affected · est. return Dec 4, 2026
Sulfacetamide Partial shortage 1 of 1 reported products affected
Sumatriptan (Imitrex) Partial shortage 1 of 23 reported products affected · est. return Feb 9, 2027
Sunitinib (Sutent) Partial shortage 1 of 9 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Tadalafil (Adcirca) Partial shortage 2 of 45 reported products affected · est. return Sep 18, 2026
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex-D) Partial shortage 2 of 5 reported products affected
Tamsulosin (Flomax) Partial shortage 4 of 10 reported products affected · est. return Nov 13, 2026
Tazobactam Piperacillin Partial shortage 4 of 23 reported products affected
Telmisartan (Micardis) Partial shortage 3 of 26 reported products affected
Telmisartan Hydrochlorothiazide (Micardis Plus) Partial shortage 3 of 23 reported products affected
Temozolomide (Temodal) Partial shortage 9 of 23 reported products affected · est. return Dec 18, 2026
Tenofovir Disoproxil Partial shortage 2 of 6 reported products affected · est. return Oct 1, 2026
Tenofovir Disoproxil Emtricitabine Partial shortage 2 of 5 reported products affected
Terbinafine (Lamisil) Partial shortage 4 of 10 reported products affected
Teriflunomide (Aubagio) Partial shortage 2 of 5 reported products affected · est. return Sep 30, 2026
Teriparatide (Osnuvo) Partial shortage 1 of 4 reported products affected · est. return Oct 23, 2026