Health Canada issue public advisory for abortion, morning after pills sold on ‘Dr. Pooja’ websites – CTV
May 17, 2023
Health Canada put out an advisory on Tuesday warning against purchasing unauthorized prescription drugs from the website “Dr. Pooja”, which sells pills labelled to contain mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly used as the “morning after” pill.
The agency says Canadians should not buy or use any unauthorized health products from “Dr. Pooja” websites, as the drugs could be ineffective, expired, mislabeled, subject to recalls, or counterfeit versions of authorized products.
Health Canada assesses health products for safety, efficacy, and quality before approval. Unauthorized products, such as the ones on this website, have not gone through this necessary process and are therefore illegal.
To add to the concern, unauthorized drugs could have no active ingredients, the wrong ingredients, or dangerous additives, making them unsafe.
