Top therapy classes Canada by drug-shortage rate 2019/2020

Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system were the therapeutic class with the highest rate of drug shortages in Canada, in financial year 2019/2020. These agents are a subgroup of drugs concerning the cardiovascular system. This statistic shows the therapeutic classes with the highest drug shortage rates in Canada.

Therapeutic classes with the highest drug shortage rates in Canada in 2019/2020

Therapeutic class	Shortage rate
Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system	56%
Antacids, antiflatulents and anti-ulcerants	51%
Topical corticosteroids	49%
Calcium antagonists	49%
Anti-parkinson drugs	43%
Vaccines	42%
Anti-acne preparations	39%
Nasal preparations	37%
Ophthalmologicals	36%
Lipid-regulating/anti-atheroma preparations	36%
All other classes	23%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

September 2022

More information

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2019/2020

Supplementary notes

Therapeutic classes are defined based on the second level of the European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EphMRA) Anatomical Classification of Pharmaceutical Products. Therapeutic classes with fewer than 20 drugs with sales in Canada are excluded from the figure.

Citation formats