Unauthorized injectable peptide drugs seized from Optimum Wellness Centre in Calgary, Alberta may pose serious health risks
Is your product affected? Check the DIN and lot number on your package against the list in Health Canada's official notice.
See affected DINs and lot numbers on Health Canada ↗Why it was recalled
Unauthorized product - Product safety
What you should do
- Consult a health care professional (physician, nurse practitioner, pharmacist) if you have been administered an unauthorized injectable drug, or if you are unsure whether you have received an unauthorized injectable drug at this centre and have health concerns.
- Do not buy or use unauthorized drugs. You can read product labels or confirm with the person administering the product that health products have been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Authorized health products have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Drug Number (DIN-HM). You can also check whether products have been authorized for sale by searching Health Canada's Drug Product Database and Licensed Natural Health Product Database.
- Report any health product-related side effect or complaints to Health Canada.
Other Recent Recalls
PDP-DIPHENHYDRAMINE
PDP-DIPHENHYDRAMINE 25 MG and 50 MG CAPSULES: Out-of-specification (Impurity)
Type II2026-11-09
Moderate health risk
Unauthorized injectable peptide and non-peptide drugs
Health Canada warns about contaminated unauthorized injectable peptides and non-peptide drugs
2026-11-06
ANTICOAGULANT SODIUM CITRATE SOLUTION, USP
ANTICOAGULANT SODIUM CITRATE SOLUTION, USP 4g/100mL and Potential Bag Leaks
2026-11-03
Recall data is sourced from Health Canada's Recalls and Safety Alerts open dataset. MedShort.ca is an independent tracking tool and does not provide medical advice — for questions about this recall, contact the manufacturer or your pharmacist, or read the full notice linked above.