Residents At Risk After Government Seizes Unauthorized Drug From Brampton Clinic
Published October 1, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Brampton consumers may be at risk after Health Canada seized a shipment of an unauthorized cosmetic drug in the city.
Brampton consumers may be at risk after Health Canada seized a shipment of an unauthorized cosmetic drug in the city.
Health Canada states that an unauthorized Botox drug called Nabota Botulinum Toxin Type A was destined for a second Med-Aesthetics clinic located in Brampton (247 Main Street North, second floor). They believe that this drug was already being offered at that location.
The drug poses many serious risks as it is administered by injection. It is packaged in vials labelled in Korean and English.
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“Selling unauthorized health products in Canada is illegal. Health products that have not been authorized by Health Canada have not been assessed for safety, effectiveness and quality, and may pose serious health risks. Unauthorized health products may be contaminated, contain dangerous ingredients not listed on the label, or not contain the ingredient shown on the label,” says the government organization.
According to Health Canada, Botulinum Toxin Type A, commonly known as Botox, is a prescription drug used to treat severe muscle spasms in the neck, eye and foot as well as chronic migraines, urinary incontinence and excessive sweating. It is also used for cosmetic purposes to treat facial wrinkling. The risks include mild local paralysis, infections, scarring, poor cosmetic outcomes and even death.
Consumers who have been administered this product at the Brampton location are at risk. They are being advised to consult a healthcare professional as soon as possible.
When receiving Botox treatments, people must make sure to ask the healthcare professional to see the product label and verify that the health product has been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Authorized health products have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Drug Number (DIN-HM). People can also check whether products are currently authorized for sale by searching Health Canada’s Drug Product Database and Licensed Natural Health Products Database.
Health Canada has already seized the product from two other Toronto area-clinics: Med-Aesthetics Headache Treatment Centre in Woodbridge (8611 Weston Road, #19) and New You Spa in Toronto (1920 Yonge Street, Suite 107).
Health Canada has requested that the clinics stop selling the product. They are also working with the Canada Border Services Agency to help prevent further importation of these products.
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