New kid’s pain medicine approved for import as Canada battles shortages | 24CA News
Health Canada has granted non permanent exception to a clear drugs firm to import restricted quantities of kids’s ache and fever remedy because the nation continues to grapple with shortages.
The Kids’ Pain & Fever (acetaminophen 160mg per 5mL oral suspension) remedy from Genexa shall be out there on a “temporary basis” at main retailers throughout Canada, the corporate stated in a press release Thursday.
“As the need for access to children’s medication increased in Canada, we were happy to work with Health Canada to be able to provide our Kids’ Pain and Fever medication to help mitigate current shortages,” stated David Johnson, Genexa’s CEO and Co-Founder.
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The remedy, which is being imported from the United States, is supposed for youngsters aged 2-11 and shall be out there at retailers together with Walmart, Rexall, Costco, Sobeys and Loblaws, amongst others, in keeping with the firm.
“We are committed to assisting our neighbours to the north and are continuing to work closely with Health Canada to gain long-term approval as well as to introduce other formulations and products in Canada,” Johnson stated.
The remedy is supposed to quickly cut back fever and supply a brief aid from a spread of chilly and flu signs, in keeping with the corporate’s assertion. It incorporates some inactive components, together with natural agave syrup, natural blueberry flavour, purified water, pure citric extract and pure flavour.
Genexa Granted Temporary Exception to Import Kids’ Pain & Fever into Canada to Help Alleviate Ongoing Medication Shortages.
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To decide availability in shops, the corporate steered calling or checking inventory on-line “as retailers are in the process of distributing the product to stores across Canada.”
Since final summer time, Canada has been combating a scarcity of kids’s remedy. At the tip of final month, Health Canada accepted the “exceptional importation” of Turkish-authorized pediatric acetaminophen for Alberta.
Besides the imports Alberta introduced in from Turkey, that is the primary product apart from Tylenol or Advil to be introduced in to assist with the scarcity, in keeping with Health Canada’s import checklist.
As of Feb. 7, 2,430,322 models of kids’s ache and fever remedy had been imported into Canada for hospitals, neighborhood pharmacies and stores, in accordance to the federal government from international locations together with the U.S. and Australia.
“This medication shortage can be a distressing situation for parents and caregivers,” Health Canada says on its web site however cautions in opposition to stockpiling.
“Only buy what you need. We want to make sure that everyone has access to the medications they need,” the company says.
The company has additionally urged Canadians to be sure that they aren’t utilizing expired merchandise, selecting the correct remedy for his or her youngster’s age and following the dosing data fastidiously for any product that they use.
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