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2012 – 2018: From 2012 to 2018 massive amounts of generic versions of an entire class of angiotensin II inhibitor blood pressure medications (collectively called "sartans") were made with contaminated ingredients. Patients receiving these drugs were exposed to genotoxic and carcinogenic N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine ...
Mining disaster Glace Bay, Nova Scotia: Maritimes 12 1979 November 10: Mississauga train derailment: Rail disaster Mississauga, Ontario Central Canada 0 1980 January 1: Opemiska Community Hall fire: Fire Chapais, Quebec Central Canada 48 1980 May 28: Webb bus accident: Traffic accident Webb, Saskatchewan: Prairies 22 1980 July 14: 1980 ...
Canada Fatalities are estimated 53,000+ 2020–present COVID-19: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 26,000+ 1981–present HIV/AIDS: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 20,000+ 1847-1848 Canadian typhus: Pandemic Canada Fatalities are estimated 7,000 1957-1958 Asian flu: Pandemic Canada 6,000 1890-1891 Russian flu: Pandemic Canada 4,000 1775 [1] Newfoundland ...
The Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada, more commonly referred to as the Krever Commission or Krever Inquiry, was a royal commission of inquiry into the tainted blood scandal, investigating how the Canadian Red Cross and the provincial and federal governments allowed contaminated blood into the healthcare system.
While fatal overdoses are highly associated with drugs such as opiates, cocaine and alcohol, [2] deaths from other drugs such as caffeine are extremely rare. [21] This alphabetical list contains 634 people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication.
Thalidomide brought on changes in the way drugs are tested, what type of drugs are used during pregnancy, and increased the awareness of potential side effects of drugs. According to Canadian news magazine programme W5 , most, but not all, victims of thalidomide receive annual benefits as compensation from the Government of Canada .
Pages in category "Health disasters in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A hypertensive emergency is not based solely on an absolute level of blood pressure, but also on a patient's baseline blood pressure before the hypertensive crisis occurs. Individuals with a history of chronic hypertension may not tolerate a "normal" blood pressure, and can therefore present symptomatically with hypotension , including fatigue ...