Category: Health Canada News
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Adderall: Health Canada Allows Shire’s ADHD Drug Back on Market
Sudden Cardiac Death and Stroke Case Reports Had Caused Health Canada to Recall Adderall in February 2005 Health Canada announced on August 24, 2005 that Adderall XR, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ("ADHD") drug,…
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Health Canada Not in Any Rush to Return Vioxx to Pharmacies
Expert Panel Finds That Vioxx is Safe Enough — But is it, Really? Health Canada is balking, so to speak, at the recommendation of an expert panel it appointed to consider the issue of…
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MedEffect: The New Drug-safety Web Site from Health Canada
Intended to Collect Adverse Drug Reaction Information from, and for, Canadians On August 9, 2005 Health Canada launched "MedEffect", which is a new web site dedicated to collecting adverse drug reaction reports from Canadian…
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Health Canada Issues Warning About Vision Loss Related to Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra
Two Case Reports of NAION in Canada Prompt Drug-safety Alert on ED Drugs On July 26, 2005 Health Canada advised users of the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra to seek "immediate medical…
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Health Canada Advisory About Statins and Rhabdomyolysis Side Effect
July 2005 Statin Advisory Provides Patients With Important Safety Information On July 12, 2005 Health Canada issued an advisory about rhabdomyolysis being a serious side effect of all cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. Specifically,…
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Health Canada Advisory Panel Supports Return of Painkiller Vioxx to Market
Canadian Panel Votes Against Bextra Due to Increased Risk of Serious Skin Reactions On July 7, 2005, a panel of medical experts advised Health Canada officials that, in its opinion, the arthritis drug and…
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Health Canada Announces Its Adverse Drug Reaction Database is Now Searchable by Public Online
FDA Should Follow Health Canada’s Lead and Permit Direct Access to MedWatch Adverse Reaction Reports Health Canada has announced it is now allowing direct access to the latest reported adverse reactions to prescription drugs…