The issue: Ondansetron 4 mg oral disintigrating tablets (ODT) are currently not available to order and NH pharmacy has low supply. Some sites may stock out of this strength before the get well date.
Estimated availability: April 2022
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The issue: Pfizer has announced a shortage of the LifeShield™ calcium chloride 100 mg/mL (10%) X 10 mL pre-filled syringes (PFS) and will soon be unable to meet NH usage requirements.
The issue: Pfizer has issued a voluntary recall of several lots of propranolol extendedrelease capsules (Inderal-LA®; 60 mg, 80 mg, 120 mg, and 160 mg strengths) due to the presence of impurity N-nitroso-propranolol above the acceptable concentration limit.
The Issue: Due to the shortage of Canadian-labelled hydralazine 20 mg/mL X 1 mL vials from SteriMax, Health Canada has authorized the importation of a US-labelled product. NH pharmacy will soon have supply of this USlabelled product available for use in NH facilities.
The issue: Methotrimeprazine 25 mg/mL x 1 mL injectable is a single source item from Sanofi-Aventis who has indicated the drug is not currently available to order.
Resolution: The shortage of sodium phosphate 3 mmol/mL injection has resolved and NH pharmacy now has access to an adequate ongoing supply.
The Issue: Due to unprecedented demand for propofol across Canada throughout the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Canada previously approved the importation of US-labelled propofol 10 mg/mL X 100 mL vials from Sagent Pharmaceuticals (Omega) as a national safety stock.