Canada Proposes New Obligations to Tackle Worsening Drug Shortages Problem

A new requirement for drug companies on how much safety stock to maintain and a mechanism for extending the expiration date of a lot or batch of a drug if there is a shortage that could cause harm are among the measures Health Canada is proposing to adopt.

Health Canada is working on actions to prevent drug shortages before they happen • Source: Shutterstock

Drug companies would have to maintain three months of safety stock in Canada for medicines that are critical and vulnerable to shortage if new proposals for addressing medicine shortages in the country are adopted.

The requirement to report discontinuations on a third-party website should also be shifted from six months before the date of...

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