Over the last three observed financial years, 54 percent of all reported drug shortages in Canada were due to manufacturing disruption. Delay in shipping of the drug came in as second ranked reason. This statistic shows the percentage of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason.
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason
Characteristic
Share of shortages
Disruption of the manufacture of the drug
54%
Delay in shipping of the drug
18%
Demand increase for the drug
13%
Requirements related to complying with good manufacturing practices
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PMPRB. (September 20, 2022). Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/
PMPRB. "Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/
PMPRB. (2022). Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/
PMPRB. "Distribution of Drug Shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/
PMPRB, Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by reason [Graph], PMPRB, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334913/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-reason/
