Epilepsy drug shortage leaves Ontario family scrambling to find medication [Video]

For months, Rebecca Roland and her family have been scouring the province for pharmacies that carry her father’s epilepsy medication.

The drug, Teva-Clobazam, has been in short supply in Canada since the summer and as a result, Roland, who lives in Kitchener, Ont., is constantly contacting pharmacies around the province in the hope that they might be able to fill even just a few days-worth of the medication.

“We’ve been scrambling between pharmacies trying to find bits and pieces,” she told CP24.com earlier this week.

She said her family recently found some medication in Huntsville and Bracebridge but due to a massive storm in the region earlier this month, they couldn’t get to it.

“Right now, dad has enough to get him to the weekend,” she said during an interview on Tuesday.

“We’re constantly phoning and adding to a list of what pharmacies might have a few. But it’s worrisome for him,” Roland said.

She said her dad, who is 90, has been on anti-seizure medication …