Mylan fluconazole 100 mg tablets face supply disruption until April 13
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Healthcare news
News for Alberta’s health workforce
Short briefs on what is changing in healthcare in Alberta and across Canada, collected from official bodies and news outlets, each linked to its original source.
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BGP Pharma reports manufacturing disruption causing 50 mg Viagra shortage in December
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports upcoming 300 mg Neurontin capsule supply disruption
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports Lyrica 150 mg capsule shortage starting December 6
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Sandoz discontinues 50 mg diclofenac potassium tablets effective September 8
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports Caduet 10 mg 10 mg tablet shortage starting December
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports Zoloft 25 mg shortage lasting until January 5
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports manufacturing shortage of 40 mg Zeldox capsules
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports manufacturing disruption causing shortage of 2 mg Mavik capsules
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Ebola outbreak reaches 9800 cases as regional travel restrictions tighten
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)+1 more source
BGP Pharma reports Zoloft 50 mg supply shortage from December to January
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports Zoloft 100 mg shortage lasting until January 5
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
BGP Pharma reports one-week supply shortage for 100 mcg Synthroid tablets
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Alberta optometrists to perform minor eye surgeries starting November 1 2026
Official source: Government of Alberta (opens in a new tab)
Abbott issues security update for FreeStyle Libre 3 mobile app
Official source: Health Canada recalls and alerts (opens in a new tab)
Medtronic updates instructions for Abre venous stent system deployment
Official source: Health Canada recalls and alerts (opens in a new tab)
Beckman Coulter clinical analyzers may reset calculated test rules after software updates
Official source: Health Canada recalls and alerts (opens in a new tab)
Accel Pharma reports upcoming two-week shortage of ondansetron 8 mg tablets
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Accel Pharma reports upcoming two-week shortage of ondansetron 4 mg tablets
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Sandoz rabeprazole 20 mg supply disruption expected until early December
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Sandoz dexamethasone injection supply faces temporary shortage through mid-November
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Sandoz reports supply shortage of sufentanil injection through early November
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Piperacillin-tazobactam injection from Sandoz in short supply until Oct 30 after shipping delay
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
Baxter to discontinue 200 mg cyclophosphamide intravenous solution by year end 2026
Official source: Health Product Shortages Canada (opens in a new tab)
High cost of new pancreatic cancer drug limits patient access in Manitoba
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)
Elective egg freezing cycles see sharp increase among Canadians
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)
Alberta expands hospital capacity and launches triage program for respiratory season
Official source: Government of Alberta (opens in a new tab)
Prince Edward Island launches provincial alcohol strategy to address health care impacts
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)
Low awareness limits uptake of federal disability savings plans among eligible Canadians
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)
Fatality inquiry examines emergency department overcrowding and patient capacity issues in Edmonton
News source: CBC News (opens in a new tab)