Testosterone Shortage Update: Sandoz Suspending Production
While answers about the testosterone shortage affecting brands in Canada and the U.S. have been hard to come by, we can now safely assume that Sandoz testosterone will remain unavailable for some time. Sandoz Canada announced Sunday it was temporarily suspending production at its Boucherville, Que., facility.
Canada’s Testosterone Shortages
There’s been lots of hub-bub about the recent testosterone shortage in Canada, with many people expressing surprise that this could happen. When I was considering testosterone therapy and weighing my options, one thing I felt sure of was that because testosterone is a common medication for men — not a “transsexual drug” — I wouldn’t be subjected to shortages. This was naive. In the 3 years and 9 months of being on testosterone, I’ve experienced not one testosterone shortage, but four. Testosterone shortages seem to be quite common here in Canada.
