Ottawa – Canadians do not have access to 19 of the 29 antibiotics that are called by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ‘antibiotics of a last resort’, a new federal audit report tabled in Parliament by Auditor General Karen Hogan found. It says Health Canada has not done enough to improve market access to new antimicrobial drugs available in …
Ottawa – Health Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant for individuals six months of age and older. Health Canada received Pfizer-BioNTech’s submission on June 29, 2023. After a thorough and independent review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the vaccine meets the Department’s stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements. …
Ottawa – Health officials in Canada has identified BA.2.86 variant of the Omicron coronavirus in the country – found in an individual in British Columbia who had not travelled outside the region. He has not currently in hospital, and the discovery does not alter the level of risk to the people in British Columbia. Canadian health authorities says overall virus …
Health Canada submission follows international recommendations to develop monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccines Moderna is prepared to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines in time for the fall 2023 vaccination season TORONTO – Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, announced that it has initiated the filing of a rolling New Drug Submission (NDS) to Health Canada …
Ottawa – Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over. Manufacturer GSK says the federal agency has approved its new vaccine called Arexvy. Doctors have been calling for an RSV vaccine for seniors because although the virus is common, older people are much more likely to become severely ill and …
Ottawa – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers of what to expect when crossing the border for Canada Day or U.S. Independence Day long weekend. Across the country, CBSA front line employees are keeping harmful goods out of Canada, while ensuring legitimate travel and trade can continue efficiently and safely. In 2022, we facilitated the arrival of over …
Ottawa – The Government of Canada recognizes the lifesaving impact that organ donation has on those in need of a transplantation. Transplant recipients, including approximately 40,000 in Canada, are at high risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. This could be due to many factors, including immunosuppression in transplant recipients, reduced vaccine effectiveness, and recipients having multiple chronic conditions. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister …
Ottawa – Drugs and other health products are essential to maintaining and improving our health. Disruptions to this critical supply can cause hardships for Canadians and their families and put stress on our health care system. This is why ensuring Canadians can get the drugs and other health products they need when they need them, is one of our government’s …
Ottawa – Health Canada, in its advisory, has warned against purchasing unauthorized prescription drugs from the website, Dr Pooja. the site sells pills labelled to contain mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly used as morning after pill used as a form of emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy in unprotected sex case. The agency says it could be ineffective, expired, mislabeled, subject to …
Ottawa – Health Canada has said that “copycat” edible cannabis products can cause serious harm to children if accidently consumed. Health Canada said in an advisory that these include “cereal and snack foods such as chips, cheese puffs, cookies, chocolate bars, and a variety of popular candies in colorful packaging” that “contain high amounts of THC that increases the risk …
