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Donepezil 10 mg tablets: One lot recalled due to possible oversized tablets
Pro Doc Limitée is recalling one lot of Donepezil (donepezil hydrochloride) 10 mg tablets due to the possibility that some bottles might contain oversized tablets. Health Canada is warning patients and their caregivers that taking an oversized…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-24
Unauthorized skin lightening and skin treatment products may pose serious health risks
Health Canada is advising about unauthorized health products for lightening skin or treating skin conditions (such as eczema or psoriasis) that may pose serious health risks. The products are labelled to contain or have been tested and found to…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-20
Expanded Alert: Health Canada warns that Rojada Child Safety Seats may pose a risk of injury
Health Canada has determined that the use of these restraints in a motor vehicle could increase the risk of injury in the event of a collision.
These products do not display Transport Canada's National Safety Mark and therefore have not been…
AlertConsumer product advisory | 2023-11-20
Shortage of Nitroglycerin Sprays and Tablets in Canada
UPDATE: November 10, 2023 – Extended Shortage of Mylan’s Nitroglycerin Spray
Mylan is reporting ongoing supply issues with an unknown resolution date for its shortage of nitroglycerin 0.4 MG/ACT spray.
Health Canada, together with its partners, is…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-10
Unlabelled Herbaland brand gummy vitamins and supplements sold in bulk may pose serious health risks
Herbaland Naturals Inc. is recalling all Herbaland gummy vitamins and supplements sold in bulk because they may pose serious health risks if misused, particularly for children and pregnant people. The products were sold at various bulk, low- or zero-…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-10
Sabril (vigabatrin) 500 mg sachets and tablets found to contain trace amounts of another drug
UPDATE – November 9, 2023:
Further to the advisory below, in discussion with Health Canada, Lundbeck Canada Inc. is releasing one lot of Sabril (vigabatrin) 500 mg tablets on the Canadian market found to contain trace amounts of another…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-09
Unauthorized sexual enhancement products may pose serious health risks
Health Canada is advising about unauthorized sexual enhancement products that may pose serious health risks. The products are labelled to contain or have been tested and found to contain dangerous ingredients. Health Canada updates the table when it…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-08
Cord blood banked at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository in Edmonton, Alberta, may pose serious health risks
A site visit by Health Canada to the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository (CCBR), located in Edmonton, Alberta, has identified significant issues that may pose serious health risks. The issues identified at the site could lead to the possibility of…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-11-01
Buying your health products on the Internet? Know the risks
As part of Operation Pangea XVI—an international effort led by INTERPOL to disrupt the online sale of counterfeit and other illegal health products around the world—Health Canada is reminding consumers to be careful when buying health products over…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-10-31
Unauthorized health products seized from online retailer “UU Zone” may pose serious health risks
Health Canada is warning consumers about unauthorized health products it seized from UU Zone, an online retailer, based in Markham, ON. The products are labelled to contain medicinal drugs and may pose serious health risks.
Selling unauthorized health…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-10-25
Importation of UK-Authorized Potassium Chloride 15% w/v Concentrate for Solution for Infusion due to shortage of Canadian-authorized Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate
There is a shortage of Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate in Canada due to disruptions in the manufacturing of the products. Given the medical necessity of this product and to help mitigate the shortage, Health Canada has permitted the…
AlertHealth professional risk communication | 2023-10-24
Health Canada warns that the Convertible House Bed Frames and Montessori Floor Beds by Zipadee Kids may pose a risk of entrapment and strangulation for children
Health Canada has been made aware that the spindles used on the recalled beds are spaced at a distance that creates a serious entrapment hazard that can lead to strangulation and/or death to children. The design of the bed allows a child’s torso to slip…
AlertConsumer product advisory | 2023-10-12
Poppers are unauthorized and may pose serious health risks
Health Canada is advising about unauthorized products promoted as "poppers" that may pose serious health risks. "Poppers" is a slang term for products that contain alkyl nitrites. Despite being labelled for various uses such as leather cleaners…
AlertPublic advisory | 2023-10-06
Baxter Intravenous Solution Bags – Potential Leak During Spiking of Administration Port
Intravenous bags of Baxter’s 0.4% Lidocaine & 5% Dextrose Injection 250 mL, 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP 100 mL and 250 mL, Lactated Ringer’s Injection, USP 250 mL, and Metronidazole Injection, USP 100mL from certain lots have the potential to…
AlertHealth professional risk communication | 2023-10-06
LittleOak brand infant formula products not approved for sale in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the affected products. The company has not submitted the required pre-market submission, these products have not been evaluated to determine whether they meet…
AlertFood safety warning | 2023-09-20