Health Canada has seized several health productsâincluding an acne gel, an antibiotic cream, eye drops and eyewashesâfrom Tokyo Beauty in the Metropolis at Metrotown mall, Burnaby, B.C., because they are unauthorized drugs and may pose serious health risks. According to the product labels, the products contain prescription drugs (see table below for details). Prescription drugs should only be taken under the advice and supervision of a health care professional because of the risk of interactions with other medications and side effects. Prescription drugs can only be legally sold with a prescription. Selling unauthorized drugs is illegal in Canada. Unauthorized drugs have not been approved by Health Canada, which means that they have not been assessed for safety, effectiveness and quality and may pose serious health risks. They may contain ingredients, additives or contaminated ingredients not listed on the label. In addition, they may lack the active ingredients Canadians would expect them to contain to help maintain and improve their health. For all of these reasons, unauthorized health products could cause serious health effects. All of the unauthorized health products that Health Canada seized are packaged and labelled in Japanese characters. As a result, information about ingredients, usage, dosage and side effects may not be understood by all consumers. Health Canada has previously seized unauthorized products from another Tokyo Beauty store with the same owner, located in Richmond, B.C., and issued advisories in March 2021 and February 2019 . The Department will continue to take action to stop this illegal activity and update Canadians as needed.
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