MedEffect Canada

MedEffect Canada provides consumers, patients, and health professionals with easy access to:

• Report an adverse reaction or side effect;
• Obtain new safety information on drugs and other health products; and
• Learn and better understand the importance of reporting side effects.

Latest Advisories and Recalls

Search for advisories and recalls in the Recalls and Safety Alerts Database

What's New

• Monthly Update to the Canada Vigilance adverse reaction online database [2020-01-10]
• Health Product InfoWatch, December 2019 [2019-12-18]
• Monthly Update to the Canada Vigilance adverse reaction online database [2019-12-16]
• Education modules to meet requirements for mandatory hospital reporting
• Case study on adverse reactions to drugs and problems with medical devices

More What's New

Related Resources

• About MedEffect Canada
• About the Canada Vigilance Program
• About the Canadian Medical Devices Sentinel Network
• About the Marketed Health Products Directorate
• Health Canada's role in the Management and Prevention of Harmful Medication Incidents
• Consultations
• Reports and Publications