Ottawa, ON | Health Canada No community has been left untouched by the toxic drug and overdose crisis. Its tragic impacts are felt among friends, families and neighbours. Too many Canadians have lost their lives to this public health crisis. Canada’s approach is focused on providing access to a full continuum of health care services and leveraging every tool at …
Modernizing Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, healthy environment for all
Ottawa – The Government of Canada is taking steps to implement the modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), which recognizes in its preamble that every individual in Canada has a right to a healthy environment as provided under CEPA. It also strengthens Canada’s chemicals management regime and increases transparency in the way it is administered. Through the strengthening of CEPA, …
Paving Way for Standardized Mental Health, Substance Use Care
Ottawa – Everyone in Canada deserves a health system that provides each of us with access to the services we need, when and where we need them. The availability and types of mental health and substance use supports can vary across Canada, which can lead to inconsistencies in quality and accessibility. To help address this challenge, Health Canada commissioned the …
Health Canada updates on vaccines, treatments for Covid-19
Product description Brand name COMIRNATY that has been approved recently by Health Canada Company name BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH Ingredient mRNA encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, 5’ [m27,3’-OGppp(m12’-O)ApG] cap, 110-nucleotide 3′ poly(A) tail with a 10-nucleotide linker sequence. This product (COMIRNATY) includes an update to the antigen composition (variant Omicron KP.2) and replaces COMIRNATY Omicron XBB.1.5 (raxtozinameran).
Health Canada authorizes several vaccines for new strain of Covid-19
Ottawa – Several vaccines for COVID-19 are authorized and available for use in Canada. These include messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines (preferred) and a protein subunit vaccine. The XBB.1.5 vaccines are now the recommended products. Refer to Preparations authorized for use in Canada for more information. Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …
Health Canada orders provinces to destroy old Covid-19 vaccines
Ottawa – Health Canada has asked provinces to destroy remaining last year’s Covid-19 vaccines supplies. The agency is working to get updated shots, some time in in October, per Ontario’s health ministry. A ministry statement read: “Vaccines will be available once Ontario receives supply from Health Canada following their regulatory authorization of the new, updated vaccine formulation.” The federal government’s immunization guide …
PADCEV approved by Health Canada to treat advanced bladder cancer
KIRKLAND – Pfizer Canada ULC announced that Health Canada has approved PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin) an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in combination with pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) with no prior systemic therapy for mUC. The approval was made under the Health Canada Priority Review process, after having met the …
Health Canada Releases What We Heard Report
Ottawa – Every person in Canada deserves to age with dignity, safety, and comfort, regardless of where they live. While many Canadians want to age in their own home, they also expect and deserve that high quality long-term care options are available. That is why the Government of Canada is developing a Safe Long-Term Care Act. Health Canada released the …
Mega 2000, Mega Soft has Potential Risk of Patient Burn Injuries
Ottawa – Mega Soft Universal (Pediatric) Patient Return Electrode pads, which were designed for patients only up to 22.7kg, have been recalled and removed from healthcare facilities and should NOT be used in any age group. The Mega 2000 and Mega Soft Patient Return Electrode pads listed in Table 2 should only be used on patients aged 12 years and …
NÜTRL Branded Tumbler Cup recalled by Health Canada
Ottawa – This recall involves a NÜTRL branded 30 oz. (887 ml) stainless steel tumbler cup manufactured by Sunscope that was provided to consumers for free as a promotional gift with purchase of a case of 12 or 15 NÜTRL seltzers, sold at various liquor commissions and private retailers licensed to sell liquor throughout Canada. Based on testing to date, some of …