May 13, 2020
Health Canada COVID-19 Treatment Drug List
Health Canada is proactively monitoring the potential for supply disruptions for prescription drugs used in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and has compiled a list of approved drugs that may see an increase in demand during the COVID pandemic.
This is not meant to represe…
April 29, 2020
Health Canada’s decision on technical-grade ethanol for the manufacture of hand sanitizers: Notice to industry / La décision de Santé Canada sur l'éthanol de qualité technique pour la fabrication de désinfectants pour les mains : Avis à l'industrie
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In response to the increasing demand for hand sanitizers in Canada during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Health Canada has implemented an interim expedited licensing approach to help businesses obtain the required authorizations to …
March 17, 2020
Health Canada / Santé Canada : Special access to Remdesivir / Accès spécial au remdésivir
Information from Health Canada released on March 16
Special access to Remdesivir
Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. and Health Canada’s Special Access Programme (SAP) are considering requests for Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 on a patient by patient basis. The drug is not…
March 4, 2020
Service Interruption to Special Access Program – Notice from Health Canada
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Health Canada is currently experiencing an outage of the electronic infrastructure that is affecting the work of the Special Access Program (SAP). Systems have been down since Friday, February 28 and there are ongoing efforts to resolve the i…
February 4, 2020
ISMP and Health Canada: Consumer Questionnaire about Selection and Purchase of Natural Health Products
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada), in collaboration with Health Canada, is seeking information to better understand the consumer experience with selecting and using self-care products, specifically NATURAL H…
December 27, 2019
Health Canada Guidance Document: Handling and Destruction of Post-Consumer Returns Containing Controlled Substances
Health Canada recently released a guidance document to provide assistance on how to comply with governing statues and regulations with respect to the handling and destruction of post-consumer returns containing controlled substances. The guidance document is to be read in conjuncti…
June 6, 2019
Health Canada Consultation on Draft Guidance: Accelerated Review of Human Drug Submissions
Do you manage a drug formulary? Are you interested in Health Canada’s process for accelerated review of drug submissions?
Health Canada is working to improve access to drugs for serious, life-threatening, or severely debilitating diseases or conditions. Their Regulatory Review of Dru…
May 22, 2019
Health Canada Consultation: Proposed changes to the Special Access Program
Health Canada is proposing changes to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) that would affect the Special Access Program (SAP). The changes are part of Health Canada’s plan to modernize the SAP, with the goal of improving access to products that are not currently authorized for sale in Ca…
May 8, 2019
Health Canada is Proposing to Change the Scheduling of Tramadol
Health Canada is proposing to change the scheduling of tramadol so that it is regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act. Health Canada is seeking feedback on this proposal and CSHP will submit a response. Please tell us what you think.
At present, tramadol is regulated u…
April 12, 2019
Invitation to Join Health Canada Webinar on Enhancements to the Drug Shortages and Discontinuation Reporting Website (April 17)
The Food and Drug Regulations require drug sellers to report when they are not able to meet demand for a product or when they stop selling a product. Health Canada recently enhanced the drug shortages and discontinuations reporting website (DrugShortagesCanada.ca) and wil…
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Interior Health has Several Pharmacy Positions Available in the Southern Interior of B.C.
Date Posted: June 10, 2020
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