Canada’s Minister of Health Patricia Hajdu ordered an extension last week giving Health Canada an additional 15 days to review clinical trial applications for therapies not related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, through November 16, 2020. This...
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China’s CanSino Biologics & Canada National Government Consider Deal to Produce the Vaccine in Canada
Canadian researchers are working with China to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. The two countries concider a deal to produce the vaccine in Canada for clinical trials and emergency use. Specifically, China’s...
Canada Now Discloses Clinical Data for Approved/Rejected Drugs, Possibly Pressuring FDA for more Disclosure
Canada’s department of health is taking a radical departure from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by making large chunks of drug and device application data publicly available online via an information portal. NPR’s Barbara Mantel recently discussed this...
Saskatoon Cancer Centre Launches Clinical Trial without Required Health Canada Approval
The Saskatoon Cancer Centre launched a clinical trial of the drugs Folfox and Folfiri in Septemeber 2018, and the Agency proactively paused the trial after the fifth month it started. It was noted “The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency proactively paused the trial in...