It is the first time Ottawa has issued regulations requiring a warning sticker and a patient handout for a medicine dispensed by a pharmacy. Opioids can cause dependence, addiction and overdose.

Health Mandatory warning stickers on opioid prescription bottles to come CBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2017 6:25 AM PST | Last Updated: January 23, 2017 ...

Health Canada is making warning stickers and patient handouts mandatory with all dispensed prescription opioids dispensed, and the final regulations were published Wednesday in Canada Gazette.

Prescription opioids will soon carry warning stickers, says Health Canada By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 2, 2018 1:29 pm Updated May 2, 2018 1:52 pm ...