Almost half of all drug shortages in Canada were for drugs for which public drug plans paid less than 10 thousand Canadian dollars. This statistic shows the distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending in the month preceding the shortage.
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending
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 public drug plan spending [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/
PMPRB. "Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/
PMPRB. (2022). Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/
PMPRB. "Distribution of Drug Shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by Public Drug Plan Spending." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/
PMPRB, Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by public drug plan spending [Graph], PMPRB, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334962/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-public-drug-plan-spending/
