2002

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December

Important Safety Information regrading BEXTRA (valdecoxib)
- Pharmacia and Pfizer
Date: 2002-12-31

Important Safety Concerns on the use of Diane-35
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-12-19

Important Safety Information regarding ACCOLATE® (Zafirlukast) and Hepatic Effects
- AstraZeneca
Date: 2002-12-18

Important Safety Information: Use of Kineret (anakinra) in Combination with Etanercept
- Amgen Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-12-17

November

Important Safety Information on the use of Tamoxifen and the Incidence of Uterine Malignancies, Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-11-07

October

Important Safety Information regarding Medication Errors resulting from Confusion between Seroquel® and Serzone-5HT2®
- AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb
Date: 2002-10-31

Important Safety Information regarding REFLUDAN®
- Berlex Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-10-30

Urgent Vaccine Recall - Voluntary Recall of Single Dose Menomune® -A/C/Y/W-135 (Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, groups A, C, Y and W-135 Combined)
- Aventis Pasteur
Date: 2002-10-22

Important Drug Safety Information: RISPERDAL* (risperidone) and Cerebrovascular Adverse Events in Placebo-controlled Dementia Trials
- Janssen-Ortho Inc.
Date: 2002-10-11

September

Health Professional Advisory - Enterobacter sakazakii Infection and Powdered Infant Formulas
Date: 2002-09-02

August

Risks Associated with Soft Tissues from Cryolife Inc. used for Transplantation
- Health Products and Food Branch
Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2002-08-27

Important Update Regarding Indications for ASPIRIN
- Bayer Inc.
Date: 2002-08-08

July

Risk of Strangulation of Infants by IV Tubing and Monitor Leads
- Health Products and Food Branch
Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2002-07-30

Cochlear Implant Recipients may be at Greater Risk for Meningitis
- Health Products and Food Branch
Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2002-07-29

Important Drug Safety Update for Patients Using MATULANE® (Procarbazine Hydrochloride) Capsules (Formerly Marketed Under the Name NATULAN®)
- Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: 2002-07-18

Propofol Contraindicated for Sedation in Pediatric Patients Receiving Intensive Care
- Health Products and Food Branch
Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2002-07-10

Important Safety Iinformaton - Famotidine
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-07-10

Important Safety Information Regarding Lioresal* Intrathecal (Baclofen)
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-07-01

June

EPREX (epoetin alfa) - Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA, Erythroblastopenia)
- Janssen-Ortho Inc.
Date: 2002-06-25

May

Important Drug Warning - Garasone / Garamycin
- Schering Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-05-30

Important Safety Information - PLAS+SD PLASMA (Human)
- Precision Pharma Services Inc.
Date: 2002-05-16

Important Drug Safety Information on Rapamune
- Wyeth-Ayerst Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-05-14

Important Drug Safety Information on Celebrex
- Pharmacia Canada Inc. and Pfizer Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-05-13

April

Fast-Check HIV-1/2 (serum) & Fast-Check HIV-1/2 (whole blood) Manufactured
- BioChem ImmunoSystems Inc.
Date: 2002-04-29

Important Drug Safety Information on Vioxx
- Merck Frosst Canada Inc.
Date: 2002-04-15

Thrombotic Events and Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV)
- Baxter
Date: 2002-04-12

Important Medical Devices Safety Advisory - Tutoplast Dura manufactured by Tutogen Medical GmbH
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-04-11

March

Non-sterile Medical Devices Labeled as Sterile manufactured by A & A Medical, Rocket USA and LifeQuest
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-03-22

Important Safety Information Regarding Sodium Phosphates Oral Solution
- Pharmascience Inc.
Date: 2002-03-18

Important Safety Information Regarding Fleet® Phospho-Soda® (Sodium Phosphates Oral Solution)
- Johnson & Johnson - Merck
Date: 2002-03-15

Symptoms Mimicking The Clinical Presentation of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with ZERIT®(stavudine, d4T)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Date: 2002-03-06

February

Cardiovascular Toxicity with Injectable Droperidol
- Health Products and Food Branch
Date: 2002-02-12

January

Association of CLOZARIL (clozapine) with Cardiovascular Toxicity
- Novartis
Date: 2002-01-14