Drug Safety

From time to time, the CSEM receives notices about drug safety issues from Health Canada.

Current notices:

 SGLT2 inhibitors

– Health Canada warns of potential risks of prolonged or incident DKA despite stopping treatment (August 20, 2024)

Nexavar® (sorafenib)

– Health Canada assessing the potential risk of tumour lysis syndrome (May 15, 2024)
– Health Canada assessing the potential risk of thrombotic microangiopathy (August 10, 2022)

Iodinated contrast medium

– Health Canada assessing the potential risk of hypothyroidism in children under 3 years of age (May 9, 2024)

Taro-Zoledronic acid injection

– Recalled because it may contain particulate matter (August 9, 2022)

Methadone

– Health Canada assessing the potential risk of hypoglycemia (February 8, 2022)

Lupron® and Lupron Depot®

– Risk of pseudotumor cerebri/idiopathic intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients (January 4, 2022)

One lot of Eli Lilly Glucagon

– DIN 02243297, lot D239382A, expiry May 10, 2022, recalled September 25, 2021:

Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome

– June 7, 2021: