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Media Notices

January 3, 2006
Health Canada has released the January issue of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter (CARN).

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News Releases

Health Canada approves clinical trial for Vancouver AIDS patients
Health Canada has approved a clinical trial protocol that will allow AIDS patients in Vancouver to use the experimental drugs TMC 114 and TMC 125.

Next link will open in a new window First Ever Common Benchmarks Will Allow Canadians to Measure Progress in Reducing Wait Times
Provinces and territories are taking an important step to address how long Canadians wait for health services.

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Advisories, Warnings & Recalls

January 2006 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter is now available online
This quarterly publication alerts health professionals to potential signals detected through the review of case reports submitted to Health Canada.

Health Canada advises consumers not to use Kaizen Ephedrine HCL tablets for weight loss
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Kaizen Ephedrine HCL tablets for the unauthorized purposes of weight loss or increased energy because of serious, potentially fatal adverse effects associated with the misuse of the product.

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Last Updated: 2006-01-03 Top