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2006

December

arrow Important Safety Information on Iressa (gefitinib)
- For Health Professionals
- AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-12-12

arrow Important Safety Information on Attachment Handles for Portable Patient Lifts
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-12-08

arrow Important Safety Information on Xylocaine (lidocaine HCI) Jelly 2% Single Use Plastic Syringe (10 mL)
- Notice to Hospitals
- AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-12-06

November

arrow Safety information and corrective action on Air-Shields Isolette C2000/C2000e Infant Incubator
- Notice to Hospitals
- Draeger Medical Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-11-27

arrow Association of Benzocaine Sprays with Methemoglobinemia
- Notice to Hospitals
- For the Public
Date: 2006-11-24

arrow New safety information about Evra (norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol) Transdermal System
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Janssen-Ortho Inc.
Date: 2006-11-23

arrow Reports of Bowel Obstruction and Gastrointestinal Perforation with Rituxan (rituximab)
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
Date: 2006-11-14

October

arrow 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

arrow 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

arrow Association of Syringe Infusion Pumps with a Risk of Delay in Detection of Downstream Occlusion
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-10-25

arrow 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

arrow Important Safety Information on Gleevec (imatinib mesylate)
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-10-02

September

arrow Important Safety Information on the Alaris SE Pump (formerly Signature Edition Infusion Pump)
- Notice to Hospitals
- Cardinal Health
Date: 2006-09-19

arrow Important Safety Information on the recall of the Mallinckrodt Satin-Slip Intubating Stylet - 6 FR
- Notice to Hospitals
- Tyco Healthcare Canada
Date: 2006-09-14

August

arrow 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

arrow 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

July

arrow 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

arrow Important Safety Information on certain Guidant/Boston Scientific pacemakers and defibrillators
- For Health Professionals
- Guidant Canada Corporation
Date: 2006-07-19

arrow Association of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis / Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD) with the use of gadolinium (Omniscan)
- For Health Professionals
- GE Healthcare Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-07-17

arrow Important Safety Information on Specific lots of Comfort Shield Incontinence Care Washcloths
- Notice to Hospitals
- For the Public (2006-06-28)
- Source Medical Corporation
Date: 2006-07-11

arrow Important Safety Information Regarding Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients Receiving Aptivus (tipranavir) Capsules
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd
Date: 2006-07-05

June

arrow Important Safety Information on Anzemet (dolasetron mesylate): New Contraindications
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-06-30

arrow 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

arrow 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

arrow 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

arrow Updating of Product Monograph of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Drugs
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
Date: 2006-05-26

arrow Important Safety Information on Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride)
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Eli Lilly Canada Inc
Date: 2006-05-25

arrow 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

arrow Important Safety Information on the Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pump
-Baxter Corporation
Date: 2006-05-04

April

arrow Important Safety Information on the recall of Segufix-Standard and Segufix-Simplex
- Segufix Systems Ltd.
Date: 2006-04-28

March

arrow Important Safety Information on the recall of Adult Respiratory Ventilator Circuits
- Source Medical Corporation
Date: 2006-03-22

arrow Important Safety Information on the Potential Delivery of Unrequested Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Infusion Pump Doses
- Baxter Corporation
Date: 2006-03-16

arrow Important Safety Information on Interference with Medical Telemetry Systems
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-03-14

arrow Potential Risk of Cutaneous Vasculitic Toxicities associated with the use of Hydrea (hydroxyurea capsules)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada

Date: 2006-03-07

February

arrow Important Safety Information on Trasylol
- Bayer Inc.

Date: 2006-02-28

arrow Important Safety Information on Reprocessing of Mercury-Filled Esophageal Dilators
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-02-22

arrow Important Safety Information on Octreotide Acetate Omega
- Omega Laboratories, Ltd
Date: 2006-02-15

arrow Important Safety Information on certain Implantable Pacemakers
- Guidant Canada Corporation
Date: 2006-02-09

arrow Important safety information on the Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pump
- For Health Professionals
- Baxter Corporation
Date: 2006-02-07

arrow Important safety information concerning certain ACCU-CHEK Aviva glucose monitors.
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Roche Diagnostics
Date: 2006-02-01

January

arrow 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

arrow Association of Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) with hypersensitivity reactions
- For Health Professionals
- For the Public
- Pfizer Canada Inc.
Date: 2006-01-23

arrow 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

arrow Association of Blood Lancing Devices with Transmission of Blood-Borne Diseases
- Notice to Hospitals
Date: 2006-01-13

Last Updated: 2006-12-12 Top