Counterfeit Viagra & Cialis Found on the Toronto Market

A Toronto retail outlet (Handy Variety, 591 Sherbourne St.) has voluntarily handed over counterfeit Viagra and Cialis to Health Canada following a compliance and enforcement action by the Department. The counterfeit Viagra product is labelled as 100mg tablets (lot number 314833021), and has 11 blister packs of 4 tablets and one incomplete blister of 2 tablets per package. The counterfeit Cialis product is labelled as 20mg tablets (lot number 05668) and contains five blister packs of 2 tablets. Health Canada has confirmed with the manufacturers, Pfizer (Viagra) and Eli Lilly (Cialis), that these are counterfeit products.

Consult your healthcare practitioner with any questions or concerns regarding use of these counterfeit products. Read the label of the products you buy to verify that they have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality. Health products that have been authorized for sale by Health Canada will have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) or a Natural Product Number (NPN) on the label. Some natural health products (NHPs) may have an Exemption Number (EN). Report any adverse reaction potentially related to this counterfeit product to Health Canada . Contact Health Canada’s toll-free line at 1-800-267-9675 with questions or complaints about counterfeit drugs.