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Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
Manufacturing disruptions have limited oxycodone painkiller supplies since July, with some availability expected in December but shortages continuing into 2026, pharmacists say.
- On Nov. 3, 2025, Canadian pharmacists warned a shortage of medications containing oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, The Canadian Press reported.
- In July, Health Canada notified a shortage of acetaminophen with oxycodone caused by summer manufacturing disruptions expected to last until early fall.
- Acetaminophen with codeine is back in stock, but supply remains limited for Tylenol 2 and Tylenol 4, which are prescribed less often.
- Patients who rely on these drugs face ongoing constraints as a manufacturer indicated some supply will arrive in December, and Sadaf Faisal said `We are hoping that by the new year the situation will improve`.
- Health providers can prescribe other pain medications with similar ingredients as alternatives, and The Canadian Press health coverage receives support from the Canadian Medical Association; this story was filed by Hannah Alberga.
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Prescription painkiller shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disruption in the summer.
·Toronto, Canada
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Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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TORONTO — Pharmacists predict that a shortage of medicines containing l的oxycodone will continue until the new year, while the supply of another type of analgesic medicine has increased since a national disturbance occurred this summer. Health Canada published in July a notice regarding a shortage of medicines containing l的acetaminophen and l的oxycodone, particularly those marketed under the Percocet brand. There was also a shortage of d的acetamino…
·Richelieu, Canada
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