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Drug advisories

CMAJ is committed to publishing advisories of serious adverse drug reactions from Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as soon as they are available.

For more information about drug reactions reported in Canada, see also the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter.

For safety alerts, public health advisories, press releases and other notices, see Advisories to Health Professionals on the Health Canada site.

Most recent advisories

(OxyContin) (FDA, HC, August 22, 2001)

(OxyContin) (FDA, July 30, 2001)

(Cordarone I.V.) (HC, July 26, 2001)

(Baycol) and gemfibrozil (FDA, HC, July 25, 2001)

(July 12, 2001)

(HC, June 28, 2001)

(Serzone-5HT₂; LinNefazodone) (HC, June 27, 2001)

(Camptosar) (HC, June 27, 2001)

(PPA) (HC, May 31, 2001)

(Rituxan) (HC, May 16, 2001)

(Lamisil) (FDA, May 10, 2001)

(Diprivan) (FDA, April 25, 2001)

Advisories by drug name

Amiodarone intravenous (Cordarone I.V.) (HC, July 26, 2001)
(Baycol) Cerivastatin and gemfibrozil (FDA, HC, July 25, 2001)
(Camptosar) Irinotecan (HC, June 27, 2001)
Cerivastatin (Baycol) and gemfibrozil (FDA, HC, July 25, 2001)
(Cordarone I.V.) Amiodarone intravenous (HC, July 26, 2001)
(Diprivan) propofol (FDA, April 25, 2001)
Ephedra and ephedrine (HC, June 28, 2001)
Famotidine (July 12, 2001)
Gemfibrozil Cerivastatin (Baycol) (FDA, HC, July 25, 2001)
Irinotecan (Camptosar) (HC, June 27, 2001)
itraconazole (Sporanox) (FDA, May 10, 2001)
(Lamisil) terbinafine hydrochloride (FDA, May 10, 2001)
(LinNefazodone) nefazodone HCL (Serzone-5HT₂) (HC, June 27, 2001)
Nefazodone HCL (Serzone-5HT₂; LinNefazodone) (HC, June 27, 2001)
Oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin) (FDA, July 30, 2001)
(OxyContin) Oxycodone hydrochloride (FDA, July 30, 2001)
(OxyContin) Warfarin-vaginal miconazole (FDA, HC, August 22, 2001)
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) (HC, May 31, 2001)
(PPA) Phenylpropanolamine (HC, May 31, 2001)
propofol (Diprivan) (FDA, April 25, 2001)
(Rituxan) rituximab (HC, May 16, 2001)
rituximab (Rituxan) (HC, May 16, 2001)
(Serzone-5HT₂) nefazodone HCL (LinNefazodone) (HC, June 27, 2001)
(Sporanox) itraconazole (FDA, May 10, 2001)
terbinafine hydrochloride (Lamisil) (FDA, May 10, 2001)
Warfarin-vaginal miconazole (OxyContin) (FDA, HC, August 22, 2001)