Drug shortages in Canada 2017-2020

In March 2020, the actual number of drug shortages in Canada was 1,738, while the number of anticipated shortages stood at 57. In total, this was the highest number among the shown months across three fiscal years. This statistic shows the number of actual and anticipated drug shortages in Canada in selected months between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020.

Number of actual and anticipated drug shortages in Canada in selected months between 2017 and 2020

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2017/2018 to 2019/2020

Supplementary notes

Numbers show shortages listed on the Drug Shortages Canada website. Actual/anticipated shortages are the number of shortage reports with an “actual”/”anticipated” status on the first day of the month. These are determined using the report creation date, shortage start date, and shortage avoided/end date listed in the reports.
* The March 2020 values correspond to the shortages on March 31, 2020, which was the last day of the study period.

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