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[Ottawa Midwife]

Le texte en français suit ci-dessous.

Duchesnay Inc. and Health Canada are informing expectant mothers and women who are taking the product PregVit Folic 5 and/or PregVit distributed by Duchesnay Inc. to check the product ' s individual sealed packages.
Reports related to incorrect packaging of some blister packs have been received by Health Canada ; however no concerns have been raised regarding the tablets themselves.

The following lot numbers have been identified as potentially having some incorrectly packaged product: PregVit Folic 5 Lot 7003 (expiry date May 2009) and Lot 8008 (expiry date November 2009) and PregVit Lot 7021 (expiry date May 2009) and 7027 (expiry date May 2009).

For further information, please see the following links in this respect.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_17-eng.php
http://www.duchesnay.com/media_press_health_canada.html


Thank you,

Duchesnay Inc et Santé Canada demandent aux femmes enceintes et à celles qui planifient une grossesse de vérifier chaque emballage scellé de PregVit Folic 5 ou PregVit, distribués par Duchesnay Inc., qu ' elles prennent. Selon des rapports reçus par Santé Canada, certains emballages de plaquettes alvéolaires auraient été mal conditionnés. Toutefois, aucune préoccupation n ' a été soulevée concernant les comprimés.

Les numéros de lots suivants sont visés par le présent avis : PregVit Folic 5, lot 7003 (date de péremption : mai 2009) et lot 8008 (date de péremption : novembre 2009); PregVit, lot 7021 (date de péremption : mai 2009) et lot 7027 (date de péremption : mai 2009).

Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez voir les avis ci-dessous.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_17-fra.php
http://www.duchesnay.com/francais/media_comm_sante_canada.html


Merci,

Julie Surprenant
Administrative Coordinator
Canadian Association of Midwives/
Association canadienne des sages-femmes

6555, ch de la Côte-des-Neiges, bureau 442
Montreal, Quebec H3S 2A6
Tel: 514 807 3668
Fax: 514 738 0370
Email: cam_acsf@bellnet.ca
Web: http://www.canadianmidwives.org

 

[Ottawa Midwife]

Health Canada Informs Women Taking the Prescribed Supplement "PregVit Folic 5" and "PregVit" to Check Product Packaging

Advisory
2009-17
February 17, 2009
For immediate release
OTTAWA - Health Canada is informing expectant mothers and women who are planning pregnancy taking the product PregVit Folic 5 and/or PregVit distributed by Duchesnay Inc. to check the product's individual sealed packages. Reports related to incorrect packaging of some blister packs have been received by Health Canada; however no concerns have been raised regarding the tablets themselves.
Individual sealed packages of PregVit Folic 5 and PregVit should contain a pink blister pack of pink tablets to be taken in the morning, and a blue blister pack of blue tablets, to be taken in the evening. The pink and the blue tablets do not contain the same active ingredients and their daily intake is complementary. Health Canada was informed that some of the individual sealed packages, which should contain both a pink and a blue blister pack, contained only pink or only blue blister packs. Consumers are advised to check the individual, sealed packages to ensure they contain both a pink and a blue blister pack so that they receive the optimal amount of vitamin and mineral supplements. Women taking Preg Vit Folic 5 and PregVit should continue taking the prescribed amount of pink and blue tablets per day as directed by their health care professional.
The following lot numbers have been identified as potentially having some incorrectly packaged product: PregVit Folic 5 Lot 7003 (expiry date May 2009) and Lot 8008 (expiry date November 2009) and PregVit Lot 7021 (expiry date May 2009) and 7027 (expiry date May 2009). Health Canada has been in contact with the distributor Duchesnay Inc.
Consumers with the incorrectly packaged products are advised to consult their pharmacist to get a new package. Consumers with the correctly packaged products should continue taking the prescribed product as directed by their health care professional.
Health Canada has not received any adverse reaction reports related to the mis-packaging of these products in Canada. Preventive benefits, as well as vitamin and mineral supplementation will be optimized by using correctly packaged products.
Consumers requiring more information about this advisory can contact Health Canada's public enquiries line at (613) 957-2991, or toll free at 1-866-225-0709.
You can report any adverse reactions associated with the use of health products to the Canada Vigilance Program by one of the following three ways:

• Report online at the MedEffect™ Canada Web site
• Call toll-free at 1-866-234-2345
• Complete a Canada Vigilance Reporting Form and either:
  • Fax toll-free to 1-866-678-6789
  • Mail to: Canada Vigilance Program
    Health Canada
    AL 0701C
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9

To have postage pre-paid, download the postage paid label from the MedEffect™ Canada Web site. The Canada Vigilance Reporting Form and the adverse reaction reporting guidelines may also be obtained via this Web site.

 

[Ottawa Midwife]

INFORMATION ON HEALTH CANADA ADVISORY
DATED FEBRUARY 17, 2009

As explained by Health Canada, there have been reports of incorrect assembling of some PregVit and PregVit folic 5 blister packages. There are no problems with the tablets themselves and they can be safely used. Therefore women should continue taking their correctly packaged product as directed by their health professional.
We apologize for this situation. We have taken the corrective measures to make sure that such situation does not happen again. Correctly packaged lots are available in pharmacies. Women who have an incorrectly packaged blister card containing only pink tablets or only blue tablets are advised to return it to their pharmacist, who will replace it at no cost.
Information to media: media@duchesnay.com
Cell. 514 895-8798