2002

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December

• Liver Problems Associated With Use of ACCOLATE® (zafirlukast) in Some Patients
  - AstraZeneca Date: 2002-12-18
• Important Safety Information : Use of Kineret (anakinra) in Combination with etanercept
  - Amgen Canada
  Date: 2002-12-17

November

• Health Canada Advisory - Tamoxifen associated with increased risk of stroke, pulmonary embolism, and uterine cancer
  Date: 2002-11-26

October

• Important Safety Information regarding medication errors resulting from confusion between Seroquel and Serzone-5HT2®
  - AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Date: 2002-10-31
• Updated Safety Information for Risperdal* (Risperidone) in Elderly Dementia Patients, Announced in Canada
  - Janssen-Ortho Inc.
  Date: 2002-10-17

August

• Health Canada issues a stop-sale order for all products containing Kava
  Date: 2002-08-21
• Health Canada is advising Canadians of incorrect information on new approved uses for ASPIRIN®
  Date: 2002-08-13

July

• Important Drug Safety Update for Patients using Mutulane® (procarbazine hydrochloride) Capsules (Formerly Marketed Under the Name Natulan®)
  - Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Date: 2002-07-18
• Safety update: updated information about EPREX* (epoetin alfa) provided to Canadian healthcare professionals
  - Janssen-Ortho Inc. and Ortho Biotech
  Date: 2002-07-04

June

• Health Canada is advising Canadians not to take certain drugs with grapefruit juice
  Date: 2002-06-21
• Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use seven herbal supplements: Arthrin, Osporo, Poena, Neutralis, Oa Plus, Ra Spes and Hepastat
  Date: 2002-06-19
• Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use Bejai Bowyantan, a traditional chinese medicine for infants.
  Date: 2002-06-14
• Health Canada Advisory - Important safety reminder for patients using gentamicin sulfate-containing ear drops
  Date: 2002-06-04

May

• Health Canada Advisory - Important safety information for patients taking CELEBREX® (celecoxib)
  Date: 2002-05-23
• Health Canada Advisory - Warning not to consume Longdan and Lung Tan Xie Gan Products
  Date: 2002-05-16
• Health Canada - It's Your Health - The Safety of Human Insulins
  Date: 2002-05

April

• Health Canada advises Canadians about potential false results with certain rapid HIV test kits
  Date: 2002-04-29
• Important safety information for patients taking VIOXX® (rofecoxib)
  Date: 2002-04-19
• Health Canada warns public not to use Hua Fo (DIN 02243366)
  Date: 2002-04-05
• Important safety information for patients taking sodium phosphates oral solutions (Fleet®, Phospho-soda® and Phosphates Solution)
  Date: 2002-04-04

March

• Health Canada investigates safety of MERIDIA® (Sibutramine)
  Date: 2002-03-27

February

• Health Canada warns public not to use Hua Fo
  Date: 2002-02-15
• Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use the herbal supplements PC SPES and SPES
  Date: 2002-02-08

January

• Risk of cardiovascular toxicity associated with schizophrenia medication clozapine
  - Novartis
  Date: 2002-01-18
• Health Canada is advising consumers not to use any products containing kava
  Date: 2002-01-16
• Health Canada requests recall of certain products containing Ephedra/ephedrine
  Date: 2002-01-09