MEDICAL ADVISORY: Aconitine Poisoning   

Issued by:  Azim Kasmani, MD FRCPC, Associate Medical Officer of Health

On September 2, 2022 the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) issued a memo to health care providers and public health units on aconitine poisoning recently reported in Ontario.

This memo includes

• Symptoms of ingesting aconite
• Actions for health care professionals should a patient present with these signs and symptoms
• Product recall information

For more information, please refer to the CMOH memo.