2003

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December

• Advisory - Health Canada reminds Canadians not to use products containing kava
  Date: 2003-12-30
• Important Safety Information about the Risk of Liver Injury in Patients Taking BETA-INTERFERON Therapy
  Date: 2003-12-18
• Health Canada Advises Consumers Not to Use the Herb COMFREY or Health Products that Contain Comfrey
  Date: 2003-12-12

November

• Warning - Health Canada warns public not to use Bell Magicc Bullet
  Date: 2003-11-26
• Health Canada warns public not to use Stamen and Bell Magicc Bullet
  - Consumer Information
  Date: 2003-11-14
• Product Recall Notice: Important Warning Regarding DISKUS Inhalers - GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
  - Public Advisory
  Date: 2003-11-14
• Important Medical Devices Safety Information Regarding The Product Recall On Your Dahedi Insulin Pump
  - Disetronic Medical Systems Inc.
  Date: 2003-11-10
• Health Canada is overseeing the market withdrawal of the antidepressant drug nefazodone
  - Consumer Information
  Date: 2003-11-10
• Important Medical Devices Safety Information - Safety Alert On Your Panomat Infusion Pump
  - Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc.
  Date: 2003-11-06

September

• Important safety information regarding Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) for Asthma
  - GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
  Date: 2003-09-12
• Disetronic H-TRON and H-TRONplus Insulin Pump
  -Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc.
  Date: 2003-08-11
• Disetronic D-TRONplus Insulin Pump
  -Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc.
  Date: 2003-08-11

August

• Important Safety Information Regarding Casodex 150 mg
  -AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
  Date: 2003-08-26
• Important Safety Information Regarding GlucoNorm^® (repaglinide) and Gemfibrozil and the Risk of Severe and Prolonged Hypoglycemia
  - Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
  Date: 2003-08-12

July

• Important safety information regarding Estrogen plus Progestin tablets (Premplus^TM)
  - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  Date: 2003-07-29
• Important Safety Information Regarding TOPAMAX* : Decreased Sweating and Elevated Body Temperature
  - Janssen Ortho, Inc.
  Date: 2003-07-18
• Important Safety Information Regarding PAXIL ^® in Pediatric Patients
  - GlaxoSmithKline
  Date: 2003-07-18
• Health Canada advises public of counterfeit Lipitor^® in U.S.
  Date: 2003-07-07

June

• Health Canada Alerts Canadians to Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd. recall in Australia
  Date: 2003-06-25
• Health Canada reminds Canadians of the dangers of Ephedra/ephedrine products
  Date: 2003-06-09
• Health Canada is advising Canadians not to use Empowerplus
  Date: 2003-06-06
• It's Your Health - Insulin Products in Canada
  Date: 2003-06-05
• Important drug safety information for lung transplant patients being treated with Rapamune^®(sirolimus)
  - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  Date: 2003-06-05

May

• Health Canada warns public not to use Hua Fo / VIGOR-MAX
  Date: 2003-05-28
• Health Canada advises against use of SEAVITE products containing iodine
  Date: 2003-05-08

April

• Health Canada is advising Canadians to be wary of products with claims concerning the prevention or treatment of SARS
  Date: 2003-04-29
• Health Canada is advising Canadians of a dangerous interaction between diathermy therapy and implanted metallic leads
  Date: 2003-04-28
• Important Safety Information about the Risk of Heart Valve Problems for Patients Taking PERMAX®
  - Eli Lilly Canada Inc. and Draxis Health Inc.
  Date: 2003-04-23
• Diane®-35 and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
  - Berlex Canada Inc.
  Date: 2003-04-10

March

• New safety information associated with the use of ZOLOFT* in patients taking pimozide
  - Pfizer Canada Inc.
  Date: 2003-03-05

February

• Health Canada reports back to public on safety profile of MERIDIA® (sibutramine)
  Date: 2003-02-28
• New contraindications for medications containing ergotamine and dihydroergotamine
  - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
  Date: 2003-02-18
• Health Canada is advising Canadians about the safe use of products containing Acetaminophen
  Date: 2003-02-13