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Author: Sarah Ritchie
Publication Date: November 13, 2025 - 07:08
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Health Canada lost $20-million worth of pharmaceuticals this year from national stockpile
November 13, 2025
The Public Health Agency of Canada lost more than $20-million worth of pharmaceutical products from the national stockpile this year because of what it calls a “temperature deviation.”
The figure was reported in the 2025 public accounts but Health Canada refuses to say what was lost, citing national security implications.
In a statement, Health Canada says the line item refers to pharmaceutical products such as vaccines held in the national emergency stockpile.
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