Multiple unauthorized drugs seized from Before & After Beauty Lab in Richmond, B.C. may pose serious health risks

Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized several unauthorized drugs that may pose serious risks to health. The products were seized from Before & After Beauty Lab, at 115-4231 Hazelbridge Way, in Richmond, B.C. The seized products include unauthorized injectable products and products applied on the skin, including a high-concentration lidocaine cream, a drug labelled as human placenta, and a drug labelled as being derived from stem cells. The products are packaged and labelled in languages such as Japanese or Korean. As a result, information about ingredients, usage, dosage and side effects may not be understood by all users. All drug products sold in Canada must be authorized for sale by Health Canada. Taking drugs that have not been authorized by Health Canada may pose serious health risks as they have not been assessed for safety, effectiveness or quality.

Unauthorized product

Do not use these products from Before & After Beauty Lab or from other locations. Consult with your health care professional if you have used or have been administered any of these products and have health concerns. Read product labels to verify 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 adverse events to health products to Health Canada by calling toll-free at 1-866-234-2345, or by reporting online, by mail or by fax . Report complaints about health products to Health Canada by calling toll-free at 1-800-267-9675, or complete an online complaint form .