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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Distribution of beneficiaries number for drug shortages in Canada 2017-2020
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Sep 2022, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Distribution of drug shortages in Canada between 2017/2018 and 2019/2020, by number of active beneficiaries [Graph], PMPRB, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1334961/drug-shortages-in-canada-by-active-beneficiaries/
