Reforming the Regulation of Therapeutic Products in Canada: The Protecting of Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law)

Enacted November 2014, Vanessa’s Law amends the Food and Drugs Act to give Health Canada greater powers to compel the disclosure of information, recall drugs and devices, impose fines and injunctions, and collect post-market safety information. The Act amends seriously outdated legislation that had...

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Main Author: Katherine Fierlbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University Library Press 2016-11-01
Series:Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé
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Online Access:https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/2861