Canada: mandatory reporting of drugs shortages on track for spring 2017

30 June 2016

Medicines regulator Health Canada published final regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II requiring mandatory reporting by industry of drug shortages and discontinuances of sales. Health Canada is on track to implement these regulations, which will be supported by a new third party reporting website, by spring 2017.

When in force, the regulations will require drug manufacturers to:

report on a public website an anticipated drug shortage, or discontinuation of sales no less than six months in advance; and
post to a public website any shortage not previously reported, within five days of learning about it.

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