For months, Rebecca Roland and her family have been scouring the province for pharmacies that carry her father’s epilepsy medication.
‘We can’t search forever:’ Drug shortage leaves Ontario family scrambling to find epilepsy medicationRebecca Roland and her father, John Dickinson, are pictured in this undated photo.
She said her dad, who is 90, has been on anti-seizure medication since he suffered a head injury in the workplace back in the 1980s. “When October came around, we thought we’ve made it. We’ve got enough pills. We’ve kept him going. And then the drug shortage went to November,” Roland said.The shortage was subsequently extended to April of 2025.
“Clobazam tablets are available in a 10mg strength and are marketed by two manufacturers: Apotex and Teva. Teva has reported a shortage due to a manufacturing disruption, with an anticipated end date of April 20, 2025. However, Apotex has not,” the agency said in the statement.
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