Advisories, Warnings and Recalls

Health Canada believes that staying informed can help you stay healthy. To this end, the Department posts safety alerts, public health advisories, press releases and other notices related to therapeutic health products from industry to health professionals, consumers and other interested parties.

What information is available?

• Advisories, warnings and recalls about marketed health products,
• The Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter (CARN), a quarterly publication providing information about adverse reactions and safety alerts to health care professionals,
• MedEffect e-Notice, a free e-mail service that distributes CARN, as well as e-mail notices of all issued advisories, warnings and recalls, and
• The Adverse Reaction Database, which includes information about reported adverse reactions.

This information is available through MedEffect.

Separately, a listing of veterinary drug-related advisories, warnings and recalls is also available.  

A complete listing of Health Canada issued advisories, warnings and & recalls can be found in the About Health Canada section.

Related Resources

Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan
2008-04-08 - The Government tabled amendments to the Food and Drugs Act, as well as introduced the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act to the legislature.