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News Highlights

Updated BC Diagnosis Codes

May 5, 2022

BC Diagnosis Codes (BCDX) were implemented to establish patient prioritization and wait time targets across BC.

Drug Shortages

Discontinued drug: Scopolamine 1.5 mg transdermal patch

Issue: Scopolamine 1.5 mg transdermal patch has been discontinued in Canada. NH has low supply on hand across all facilities. Scopolamine transdermal patch is indicated for prevention of motion sickness and is also used off-label for respiratory congestion in palliative care.

Recent news

Discontinued drug: Scopolamine 1.5 mg transdermal patch

May 24, 2022

Issue: Scopolamine 1.5 mg transdermal patch has been discontinued in Canada. NH has low supply on hand across all facilities.

Drug shortage: Sofracort

May 24, 2022

The Issue: The framycetin/gramicidin/dexamethasone (5 mg-0.05 mg-0.5 mg/mL) eye/ear drops (Sofracort®) are on backorder by the sole manufacturer, Sanofi.