OTTAWA – Health Canada says it has seized four products containing unauthorized drugs from a market in Ottawa‘s east end.
The agency says the products are labelled as containing antibiotics that can only be dispensed with a prescription.
It’s warning people who may have bought them not to use the products, which have not been evaluated by Health Canada.
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The affected products include capsules of ampicillin and amoxicillin sold by Gigi’s Market, a Caribbean grocer in Vanier on Montreal Road.
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Health Canada advises anyone who used the products to contact a health-care professional.
It says the potential side effects of the advertised drugs include severe allergic reactions, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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