“Together with its partners, Health Canada is looking at ways to conserve existing supply, expedite resupplies to hospitals and pharmacies, and access foreign-authorized supply or alternatives, where possible,” Health Canada said in a press release on May 10.
An original advisory from March 17, 2023, said that Canada was experiencing a shortage of the spray version of nitroglycerin due to supply issues and an increase in demand.
Health Canada told the Epoch Times that the three companies that market Nitroglycerin Sublingual Spray in Canada—Mylan, Sandoz, and Sanofi—are all reporting shortages due to supply issues with the raw materials used to make the sprays, as well as an increase in demand.
Health Canada said if Canadians have concerns with the shortage, they should speak with their health-care professional about how best to manage any impact of it, only obtain the amount of product they need, and keep expired products and check Health Canada’s website to determine whether the expiry date of their product has been extended.“We’ve been through a global pandemic where people have been at various points, actually scared to contact the medical system because they’re scared of catching COVID,” she said.
“The decreased overall contact of the health system over the past few years has perhaps led to risk factors that would otherwise be attended to early and well-managed, but have now had a couple of years to do things to people,” she said.
