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Children's pain and fever relief medicine recalled due to risk of overdose
Drug manufacturer Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling one lot of a children's pain and fever relief medicine because it contains too much acetaminophen and poses a risk of overdose. A recall notice publishe...
Jan 18, 2024
New opioid prescribing guidelines aim to cut use of potent narcotics
TORONTO - Updated opioid-prescribing guidelines released Monday encourage doctors to avoid giving the powerful narcotics as a first-line treatment to patients with chronic, non-cancer pain and instead...
May 08, 2017
E-cigarettes in the spotlight as province prepares for regulations
The United States has announced it will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes. And as Saskatchewan's own vaping regulations are set to take effect this spring, a local retailer says it's high nicotine conte...
Jan 07, 2020
U.S. teen's death after caffeine binge sparks concern over energy drinks
TORONTO - The death of a 16-year-old South Carolina boy from a probable caffeine-induced heart arrhythmia has renewed concerns about the risks of young people consuming energy drinks and other beverag...
May 17, 2017
Shortage of Ozempic, 2 other diabetes drugs expected to last into 2024: Health Canada
Health Canada says it is working with manufacturers to make diabetes drugs, including Ozempic, more available during a worldwide shortage fuelled by high demand that's expected to last into the new ye...
Dec 06, 2023
Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says. Novo Nordisk says it is experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Oze...
Aug 18, 2023
China has pain pill addicts too, but no one's counting them
SHANGHAI - Wu Yi was supposed to die. At age 26, his cancer was spreading. His doctor gave him five years to live and a prescription for OxyContin. Six years later, he was still alive. And still takin...
Dec 31, 2019
Pfizer recalls EpiPens after devices fail to activate
Pfizer Canada has issued a recall for specific lots of their EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. auto-injectors. The auto-injectors deliver an emergency dose of adrenaline to patients who are suffering from anaphyl...
Apr 01, 2017
Pfizer recalls EpiPens after devices fail to activate
Pfizer Canada has issued a recall for specific lots of their EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. auto-injectors. The auto-injectors deliver an emergency dose of adrenaline to patients who are suffering from anaphyl...
Apr 01, 2017
A look at the abortion drug Mifegymiso
TORONTO - The abortion drug Mifegymiso is expected to hit the Canadian market next month. A look: WHAT IS IT? Mifegymiso, also known as RU-486, is a combination of two medications - mifepristone and m...
Oct 23, 2016