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Pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), and subject to the terms and conditions herein, …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
Record Released: May 7, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: Coronavirus pandemic Exemption patients practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances.

Medical gloves are essential for health care providers during the COVID-19 outbreak. As a personal protective equipment (PPE), they help …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
Record Released: May 7, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 outbreak medical gloves personal protective equipment infectious disease spread of a disease.

Masks and respirators (personal respiratory protective devices) are essential during the COVID-19 outbreak. They help slow the spread of the …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
Record Released: May 7, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 outbreak Masks and respirators spread of a disease protect health care providers eye protection.

Reprocessing of devices intended for single use only is not a new concept. It has been done successfully with other …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
Record Released: May 7, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 Response Reprocessing of Single Use N95 Respirators single use medical devices airborne particles decontamination and reuse.

Single Use N95 respirators are disposable filtering face pieces covering the mouth, nose and chin that capture airborne particles from …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
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Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 Response Reprocessing of Single Use N95 Respirators single use medical devices airborne particles decontamination and reuse.

Health Canada is expediting access to supplies of hand sanitizers, disinfectants, personal protective equipments and swabs to help limit the …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
Record Released: May 7, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: The spread of COVID-19 Disinfectants Hand sanitizers Personal Protective Equipment swabs for testing.

Ventilators are an important piece of medical equipment in the fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. …

Record Modified: May 7, 2020
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Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic medical devices Ventilators.

The Special Access Programme (SAP) provides access to nonmarketed drugs for practitioners treating patients with serious or life-threatening conditions when …

Record Modified: May 5, 2020
Record Released: May 5, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: Special Access Program Non-marketed drugs.

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with related stressors and physical distancing measures, are affecting the mental health and well-being of many …

Record Modified: May 5, 2020
Record Released: May 5, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic mental health workplace psychological health and safety.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Canada is working closely with domestic and international partners to anticipate and meet Canadians' health …

Record Modified: May 5, 2020
Record Released: May 5, 2020
Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic international collaboration on discovering potential drugs and medical devices Clinical trials health products risk assessments.