Canada Proposes New Obligations to Tackle Worsening Drug Shortages Problem

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 discontinuation to 12 months or within 5 days of being known, according to the