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The following provides a summary of the notification from J.R. Simplot Company and the evaluation by Heath Canada and contains no confidential business information.

Number 6/ Health Canada is Collaborating with Canadian Communities to Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect

Health Canada reviewed the potential risk of DRESS with the use of atypical antipsychotics, following the manufacturers’ voluntary update of the product safety information for...

Deputy Minister Briefing Material – September 2019 - Overview of Health Canada as well as information on Governance and Operations.

Extreme heat involves high temperatures and can pose health risks. Over the next 30 years, the number of extremely hot days in a year is expected to more than double in some...

In Canada, the priority food allergens are peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts), sesame...

Health Canada carried out a safety review to look into the risk of sleep apnoea with the use of atypical antipsychotics. Sleep apnoea is a disorder that causes breaks in...

Some communities in Canada and internationally are developing heat alert and response systems (HARS) to prepare for extreme heat events.

Health Canada carried out a safety review to look into the use of atypical antipsychotics and the potential risk of having difficulty urinating or not being able to fully empty...

In Canada, the priority food allergens are peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts), sesame...

A number of studies have documented the growing risks to the health of Canadians from more frequent and severe extreme heat events. Such risks were identified as a key concern...

Health Canada carried out a safety review after learning that the European Medicines Agency was looking into a potential interaction between levetiracetam and methotrexate. The...

Health Canada reviewed the potential risk of SW and SRED with the use of atypical antipsychotics, following the publication of a case report describing these events in a patient...

Many drugs are being evaluated in Canada and around the world as potential treatments for COVID-19. Health Canada has authorized several of these for use in Canada. You can...

The data extract is a series of compressed ASCII text files of the full data set contained in the Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction Online Database. It is intended for users who...