In Canada, 35 percent of all drug shortages were for drugs with fewer than 100 active beneficiaries. This statistic shows the percentage of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries in the month preceding the shortage.
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries
This figure shows the 3,431 DINs with at least one shortage and at least one claim in the NPDUIS database one month prior to the shortage.
When multiple shortages were reported for the same DIN, only the first was counted.
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PMPRB. (September 20, 2022). Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
PMPRB. "Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
PMPRB. (2022). Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
PMPRB. "Distribution of Drug Shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by Number of Active Beneficiaries." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
PMPRB, Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries [Graph], PMPRB, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
