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Marketed Health Products Directorate - Pamphlet

2008
ISBN: 978-1-100-11092-9 (PDF Version)
Cat. No.: H164-97/2008E (PDF Version)

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Marketed Health Products Directorate

Health Canada's Marketed Health Products Directorate (MHPD) provides a consistent approach to post-approval safety surveillance, assessment of signals and safety trends and risk communications concerning all regulated marketed health products.

Activities of the MHPD include:

• monitoring and collecting adverse reaction and medication incident data;
• reviewing and analysing marketed health product safety data;
• conducting risk/benefit  assessments of marketed health products;
• communicating product related risks to health care professionals and the public;
• overview of regulatory advertising activities;
• providing policies to effectively regulate marketed health products;
• active surveillance and drug effectiveness projects.

MedEffect™ Canada

MedEffect™ Canada is MHPD's central gateway for Canadians to access health product safety information and to report their adverse reactions, also known as side effects.

Get informed about the safety of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines, natural health products and medical devices.

Learn about adverse reactions at our Resource Centre through guidance documents, educational modules and find online information about adverse reactions reported to Health Canada.

Subscribe to the MedEffect™ e-Notice to receive health product advisories, warnings and recall notices as well as the latest issue of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter.

Report your adverse reactions to marketed health products directly to the Canada Vigilance Program by phone, fax, mail or online.

Contact your nearest Canada Vigilance Regional Office  by phone at 1-866-234-2345 or visit the MedEffect™ Canada Web site.