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Important Safety Information on Adderall XR

New safety information

Archived – Important Safety Information on CELEBREXFootnote *(celecoxib) – Pfizer Canada Inc.

Iressa (gefitinib) 250 mg Tablets - Advisories, Warnings and Recalls for Health Professionals

Important Safety Information on Albumin Therapy in Critically-ill Patients – Notice to Hospitals

Product safety

CPSC, Whittier Wood Products Announce Recall of Pub Stools

The amount of glue used to bond and hold the joints together on these stools could be insufficient. These stools could break and collapse during use, causing consumers to fall.

CPSC, JS Products and Mac Tools Announce Recall of Cordless Drill/Drivers

The battery packs on these drill/drivers can overheat, expand and possibly rupture, creating an explosion or thermal burn hazard.

Important Safety Information on Proper Preventive Maintenance for Anaesthetic Vaporizers – Notice to Hospitals

Medical devices

Important Safety Information on the Recall of Certain Baxter Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps – Baxter Corporation – Notice to Hospitals

Medical devices

CPSC, Kelty Announce Recall of Speedster Jogging Strollers

The stroller handle can disconnect from the stroller frame during use.

Updated Renal Safety Information on Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) and Aclasta (Zoledronic Acid) – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. – For Health Professionals

Archived - Updated Renal Safety Information on Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) and Aclasta (Zoledronic Acid) - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada inc.

Archive – Health Canada Continues to Warn Consumers Not to Use Miracle II Miracle Neutralizer or Any Other Health Products from Tedco, Inc.

Contamination

Revised safety information on Guidant Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (VENTAK PRIZM AVT, VITALITY AVT, and CONTAK RENEWAL AVT) – Guidant Canada Corporation – For Health Professionals

Medical devices

CPSC, DESA Heating Products Announce Recall of Compact Gas Fireplaces

The burner tube connection to the gas valve can leak gas when the main burner is on. This leaking gas can ignite, causing a minor flare-up, which could cause nearby combustibles to ignite.

Archived - Concomitant Use of Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) or Paxil CR (paroxetine hydrochloride controlled release tablets) and pimozide (Orap) Resulting in Arrhythmias (Irregular Heartbeats)

Important Safety Information on Certain Pacemakers – Guidant Canada Corporation – For Health Professionals

Product safety

Important Safety Information on Concomitant Use of PAXIL or PAXIL CR and pimozide (Orap) – GlaxoSmithKline Inc. – For Health Professionals

Product safety

Important Safety Information on Vail Enclosed Beds - Notice to Hospitals

Medical devices

New Safety Information Regarding the Co-Administration of Videx and Viread, and either Sustiva or Viramune – Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada and Gilead Sciences Inc. –- For Health Professionals

New safety information

Archive – Health Canada Warns Consumers Not to Use Certain Ayurvedic Medicinal Products

Potential Effect of DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, USP) on Bone Mineral Density changes in adults and adolescents - Pfizer Canada Inc.

CPSC, Graco Children's Products Inc. Announce Recall of Duo Tandem and Certain MetroLite™ Strollers

These strollers can fail to latch properly and unexpectedly collapse while in use. This can result in broken bones, cuts, bumps, bruises and other injuries to young children riding in the stroller and consumers pushing the stroller.

Safety Information on Certain Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (VENTAK PRIZM AVT, VITALITY AVT and CONTAK RENEWAL AVT) – Guidant Canada Corporation – For Health Professionals

Product safety

Archived - New Safety Information on the Use of DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate suspension for injection, 150 mgIM) associated with Bone Mineral Density Changes -Pfizer Canada Inc.