Drug Safety

• How COVID-19 vaccines are being tested in clinical trials

  But what is a Phase 3 clinical study? Charles Weijer, professor at Western University, explains.

  Commentary

  Sep 27, 2020
  
• Zantac pulled from shelves after concerns about carcinogen

  The heartburn medicine Zantac is being recalled in Canada and the U.S. over a possible link with an cancer-causing impurity.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2019
  
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• Health Canada’s drug safety warnings not consistent with other countries’: report

  Health Canada issued warnings for only half of drug-safety issues identified in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, a new report finds.

  Health

  Apr 30, 2019
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• Harm reduction organization warns of fentanyl-tainted Xanax pills in Halifax

  Katerina Stein, a member of the Tea Hive Collective. says recreational drug users may be at a higher risk for overdose due to a lack of education and awareness around methods of safety.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2019
• Ontario mom wants mandatory prescription-error reporting across Canada after son, 8, dies

  Months after Melissa Sheldrick’s eight-year-old son Andrew died from ingesting a prescription issued in error, the Mississauga, Ont., mother is on a mission to have mandatory medication reporting systems instituted across Canada.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2016
• How kids are poisoning themselves, and how to prevent it

  Household cleaners, fever medication and prescription drugs are some of the top reasons why people call the Ontario Poison Centre.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2015
• Federal government will require mandatory reporting of drug shortages

  All companies will now be required to post drug shortages online, where doctors, patients and pharmacists will be able to quickly check what drugs are available and if possible, provide an alternative.

  Feb 10, 2015