NH July 2021 Formulary Update - Effective July 16 2021
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Since 2019, Northern Health has been part of an exciting new pre-habilitation project led by the Doctors of BC’s Specialist Services Committee (SSC), in partnership with the
The Issue: Clindamycin 150 mg/mL preservative-free vials (2 mL, 4 mL, and 6 mL) are on backorder from Sandoz, the only manufacturer in Canada. In addition to this, the majority of the preservative-free supply of clindamycin 150 mg/mL in NH will have expired as of June 30, 2021.
Resolution: Availability of injectable magnesium sulfate (200 mg/mL X 10 mL vials and 500 mg/mL X 10 mL vials) has improved and NH pharmacy has access to an adequate ongoing supply.
Date: June 25, 2021
The Northern Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use working group has received funding from the Provincial Perinatal Substance Use Project to support education for health care providers across Northern Health.
The funding will cover the following courses:
Northern Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Firas Mansour to the position of Medical Director Prince George effective July 1, 2021.
Following the directions outlined in the British Columbia Medical Imaging Provincial Strategy, the Northern Health Medical Imaging Regional Team has been working with the provincial group and Northern Health radiologists over the past year to produce guidelines for reducing inappropriate ordering