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.
Newsroom
The issue: EPINEPHrine 1 mg/10 mL pre-filled syringes (PFS) are in short supply from the sole source vendor in Canada (Pfizer) and likely to go on backorder soon. NH has approximately 5 to 6 weeks of stock in pharmacies and available as wardstock.
The issue: Voriconazole 200 mg injectable is in short supply from the sole source vendor in Canada, Fresenius Kabi. This is a fairly low use item in NH, but remaining supply will need to be conserved in order to prevent any stock outs.
The Issue: Fresenius Kabi has changed the appearance of vial labelling and colour of vial caps for their heparin 5000 units/0.5 mL vials in order to improve safety by differentiating from other look-alike products.
NH Laboratories offer support to all physicians in their daily diagnosis and monitoring of patients’ conditions. We recognize that BNP is a useful tool in predicting prognoses in patients with heart failure.
Situation in British Columbia
At the end of December 2021, UHNBC Laboratory experienced issues with the chemistry analyzer that performs Hemoglobin A1C testing.