Buying your health products on the Internet? Know the risks
Standard priority
What you should do
- 1Read the information Health Canada has posted on the dangers of buying drugs, natural health products or medical devices over the Internet.
- 2Look for health products that have been authorized by Health Canada.
- 3Authorized health products have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM).
- 4Consumers can also check whether products have been authorized for sale by searching Health Canada's Drug Product Database, Licensed Natural Health Products Database or Medical Devices Active Licence Listing (MDALL).
- 5Avoid buying health products from questionable or untrustworthy websites.
The issue
Product safety - Unauthorized product - Unauthorised device
Affected product
Unauthorized health products, including drugs, natural health products and medical devices, sold online.
Where it was sold
Canada (national)Reported in the official notice — confirm there.
Issued by
Health Canada
Read the official Government of Canada notice
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