About 28 cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma have been brought to the notice of Health Canada, out of which 24 involved the Biocell breast implant, the agency said
Health Canada plans to suspend the license for Allergan Plc’s Biocell breast implant due to the risk of a rare cancer linked to such implants, the regulator said in a notice to the Botox-maker on Thursday.
Allergan has 15 days to respond to Health Canada, after which the regulator would suspend the license to sell the implants, if the company’s response is not satisfactory, the agency said.Allergan is reviewing Health Canada’s notice and intends to respond within the deadline, a company spokeswoman said.
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