2006

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• June
• July
• Aug
• Sept
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

December

• Foreign Product Alert - Detox Peptide
  Date: 2006-12-18
  
• Foreign Product Alert - Slim
  Date: 2006-12-18
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use herbal sleep supplement containing habit-forming drug
  Date: 2006-12-13
  
• Health Canada advises consumers of the lack of a child-resistant cap on certain Robaxacet Caplets bottles
  Date: 2006-12-07
  

November

• New information regarding Tamiflu
  Date: 2006-11-29
  
• Association of Benzocaine Sprays with Methemoglobinemia
  - Notice to Hospitals
  - For the Public
  Date: 2006-11-24
  
• New safety information about Evra (norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol) Transdermal System
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Janssen-Ortho Inc.
  Date: 2006-11-23
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use the product Embrun de mer due to the risk of serious bacterial infection
  Date: 2006-11-23
  
• Acetaminophen Recall in the United States
  Date: 2006-11-14
  
• Reports of Bowel Obstruction and Gastrointestinal Perforation with Rituxan (rituximab)
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Hoffmann - La Roche Limited
  Date: 2006-11-14
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use four unauthorized natural health products that claim to treat serious diseases
  Date: 2006-11-02
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use unauthorized products for sexual enhancement due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-11-02
  

October

• Association of Avastin (bevacizumab) with hypertensive encephalopathy and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS)
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Hoffmann - La Roche Limited
  Date: 2006-10-27
  
• Health Canada is advising consumers not to use a specific lot of Neutragel sodium fluoride gel due to mould contamination
  Date: 2006-10-25
  
• Association of CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) and sirolimus containing immunosuppressant regimen with higher rate of acute rejection in cardiac transplant patients switched from calcineurin inhibitors
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
  Date: 2006-10-25
  
• Health Canada warns consumers about counterfeit Lifescan blood glucose test strips
  Date: 2006-10-20
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use unauthorized intravenous health products due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-10-16
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use two unauthorized natural health products due to heavy metal contamination
  Date: 2006-10-13
  
• Health Canada - It's Your Health - Update - Insulin Products
  Date: 2006-10-03
  
• Updated Safety Information on Ketek (telithromycin) and hepatic events, aggravation of myasthenia gravis and syncope
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - sanofi-aventis Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-10-03
  
• Important Safety Information on Gleevec (imatinib mesylate)
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-10-02
  

September

• Health Canada advises to stop using AstraZeneca Xylocaine 2% Jelly Single Use Plastic Syringes due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-09-27
  
• New information regarding uncommon psychiatric adverse events for all ADHD drugs
  Date: 2006-09-21
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use natural sex enhancer Libidus due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-09-20
  
• Health Canada advises against use of the Ayurvedic medicinal product Jambrulin due to lead content
  Date: 2006-09-15
  

August

• Foreign Product Alert - Chao Nongsu Qingzhi Jiaonang (OPC Care)
  Date: 2006-08-30
  
• Foreign Product Alert - Conting Qianweisu Slimming Herbs Capsule
  Date: 2006-08-30
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use dietary supplement due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-08-30
  
• Association of a Rapamune (sirolimus) containing immunosuppressant regimen with a high rate of acute rejection in de novo renal transplant patients
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Another batch of counterfeit Lipitor found in the United Kingdom
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Foreign Product Alert - VG
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Foreign Product Alert - Meng Rong
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Foreign Product Alert - Yixinjiaonang
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Foreign Product Alert - Reduce Weight
  Date: 2006-08-24
  
• Health Canada - It's Your Health - Buying Medical Devices over the Internet
  Date: 2006-08-22
  
• Health Canada warns against drinking hydrogen peroxide for medicinal use
  Date: 2006-08-21
  
• Health Canada is advising consumers about a possible link between black cohosh and liver damage
  Date: 2006-08-18
  
• Health Canada advises diabetic patients about the risk of misinterpreting test results on blood glucose monitors
  Date: 2006-08-17
  
• Health Canada reminds consumers not to use Miracle II products from Tedco, Inc.
  Date: 2006-08-14
  
• Health Canada Warns Consumers Not to Use Neophase Formula for Men Due to Potential Health Risks
  Date: 2006-08-08
  
• Association of Lamictal (lamotrigine) with an increased risk of non-syndromic oral clefts
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
  Date: 2006-08-08
  
• Counterfeit lipitor found again in the United Kingdom
  Date: 2006-08-02
  

July

• Recall of D-TRONplus Insulin Pump Power Packs
  - For the Public
  - Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc.
  Date: 2006-07-28
  
• Possible Association of Remicade (infliximab) with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma in pediatric and young adult patients with Crohn's disease
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Schering Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-07-27
  
• Foreign Product Alert - (Zhuifeng Tougu Wan)
  Date: 2006-07-19
  
• Foreign Product Alert - (Fufang LuHui Jiaonang)
  Date: 2006-07-19
  
• Foreign Product Alert - (Safi)
  Date: 2006-07-19
  
• Foreign Product Alert - (Baike Wan)
  Date: 2006-07-19
  
• Important Safety Information Regarding Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients Receiving Aptivus (tipranavir) Capsules
  - For the Public
  - For Health Professionals (2006-07-05)
  - Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd
  Date: 2006-07-14
  
• Foreign Product Alert: Fat Rapid Loss Capsules
  Date: 2006-07-06
  

June

• Health Canada reminds women not to use ACE inhibitors during pregnancy
  Date: 2006-06-29
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use certain lots of Comfort Shield Personal Cleansing Perineal Care Washcloths due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-06-29
  
• Association of the erectile dysfunction medications Cialis (tadalafil), Levitra (vardenafil hydrochloride) and Viagra (sildenafil citrate) with visual problems
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
  - Bayer Inc.
  - Pfizer Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-06-28
  
• Recall of certain lots of SureStep Blood Glucose Meters
  - For Health Professionals
  - Notice to Hospitals
  - For the Public
  - LifeScan Canada Ltd.
  Date: 2006-06-22
  
• Some Ayurvedic medicinal products contain high levels of heavy metals
  Date: 2006-06-14
  
• Important Safety and Efficacy Information on Iressa (gefitinib) 250 mg Tablets
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-06-05
  

May

• Health Canada warns consumers not to use Triaminic Vapour Patch due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-05-30
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use Ocean Plasma Isotonic Living Water and Ocean Plasma Hypertonic Living Water
  Date: 2006-05-30
  
• United pharmacists brand oral laxative mineral oil added to list of recalled products
  Date: 2006-05-26
  
• New cautions regarding rare heart-related risks for all ADHD drugs
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  Date: 2006-05-26
  
• Important Safety Information on Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride)
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Eli Lilly Canada Inc
  Date: 2006-05-25
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use weight loss products containing ephedrine and caffeine
  Date: 2006-05-24
  
• Update regarding the association of Tequin (gatifloxacin) with serious hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada
  Date: 2006-05-17
  
• Health Canada advises heart patients not to use products containing L-arginine
  Date: 2006-05-16
  
• Important Safety Information on the recall of Accu-Chek Ultraflex Infusion Sets
  -Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc.
  Date: 2006-05-16
  
• One lot of Minitran Transdermal System 0.6 mg/hr (nitroglycerin) recalled by the manufacturer
  Date: 2006-05-12
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use Nasutra due to potential health risks
  Date: 2006-05-04
  
• Health Canada warns consumers about Sandoz Prednisolone 1% Ophthalmic Suspension due to potential health risk
  Date: 2006-05-04
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use Miracle Bion product
  Date: 2006-05-01
  
• Possible Salmonella in Lifetime Complexed Potassium Tablets
  Date: 2006-05-01
  
• Health Canada advises consumers of a problem with the child resistant cap on Eucalyptus Oil BP bottles
  Date: 2006-05-01
  

April

• Health Canada advises consumers not to use certain oral laxative mineral oil products in round white plastic bottles
  Date: 2006-04-28
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use certain Salus-Haus liquid vitamin products in glass bottles
  Date: 2006-04-24
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use unauthorized products containing anabolic steroids
  Date: 2006-04-21
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use unapproved products containing yohimbine or yohimbe bark including Strauss Energy SIX capsules
  Date: 2006-04-11
  
• Health Canada advises consumers not to use Super Fat Burning and LiDa Daidaihua Slimming Capsules for weight loss
  Date: 2006-04-05
  

March

• Health Canada update on status of Evra contraceptive skin patch in Canada
  Date: 2006-03-30
  
• Health Canada advises consumers against counterfeit and unapproved avian flu products
  Date: 2006-03-29
  
• Newer antidepressants linked to serious lung disorder in newborns
  Date: 2006-03-10
  

February

• Two weight loss products contain controlled substances
  - Consumer Information
  Date: 2006-02-22
  
• Health Canada advises diabetic patients not to use the antibiotic Tequin
  Date: 2006-02-17
  
• Important Safety Information on BD Logic, BD Latitude and The Link Blood Glucose Monitors
  - Becton, Dickinson and Company
  Date: 2006-02-15
  
• Chinese herbal products pose potential health risks
  Date: 2006-02-09
  
• Antibiotic Ketek and possible association with liver failure
  Date: 2006-02-07
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use supplements containing methyl-1-testosterone due to potential serious health risks
  Date: 2006-02-07
  
• Health Canada warns consumers not to use White Peony scar-repairing pills
  Date: 2006-02-01
  
• Important safety information concerning certain ACCU-CHEK Aviva glucose monitors.
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Roche Diagnostics
  Date: 2006-02-01
  

January

• Sharing blood lancing devices could result in transmission of blood-borne diseases
  Date: 2006-01-31
  
• Health canada warns consumers of recall of Octreotide Acetate Omega 500 µg/ml due to possible mislabelling
  Date: 2006-01-27
  
• Natural health product Libidfit may pose health risks
  Date: 2006-01-26
  
• Association of WinRho SDF [Rho(D) Immune Globulin (Human)] with Intravascular Hemolysis in the treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  - Notice to Hospitals
  - For the Public
  - Cangene Corporation
  Date: 2006-01-26
  
• Association of Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) with hypersensitivity reactions
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Pfizer Canada Inc.
  Date: 2006-01-23
  
• African herbal products M2 Formula and Energy 2000 pose potential health risks
  Date: 2006-01-20
  
• Important Safety Information on anti-TNFα Therapy: ENBREL (etanercept), HUMIRA (adalimumab), and REMICADE (infliximab)
  - For Health Professionals
  - For the Public
  - Amgen Canada, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Ltd., and Schering Canada, Inc.
  Date: 2006-01-18