The Need for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Advancements in the Race Against Coronavirus

The Need for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Advancements in the Race Against Coronavirus

The topic on everyone’s mind lately has been a new virus discovered in Wuhan City, China known as novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. The World Health Organization (WHO) was made aware of an abnormal increase in cases of pneumonia in the Chinese city on December 31, 2019....

Health Canada takes Action on Talc

What is a risk assessment of a chemical substance? A risk assessment is an integral part of maintaining both the health of Canadians and the environment. Risk assessments are executed by Environment and Climate Change Canada under the CEPA (Canadian Environmental...

Cosmetovigilance: Safety in Cosmetics

What is Cosmetovigilance? Cosmetovigilance can be described as the careful post-market surveillance of cosmetic products after they have been made available to consumers.  More simply put it can be defined as monitoring cosmetic safety.  Similarly to the concept of...

Pharmacovigilance: Safety in Drugs

What is Pharmacovigilance? Pharmacovigilance is defined by the World Health Organization as “the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem”. In simpler terms,...