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This year marked the 43rd annual Northern Doctors Day, a chance for physicians from across the North to come together, socialize, and engage in training and development.
Northern Health’s (NH) Indigenous Health department would like to extend a huge congratulations to the Aboriginal/Indigenous Improvement Committees (A/IHICs), this year’s winner of t
Issue: Captoril 6.25 mg strength tablets have been discontinued from the single source vendor with no alternatives available.
Further information and practice implications.
Resolution: The heparin 10,000 units/mL X 0.5 mL vials and 1,000 units/mL X 10 mL vials are in consistent enough supply with current allocations to return to regular wardstock practices in NH.
Resolution: The oxytocin 10 units/mL x 1 mL single-use vials are in consistent enough supply with current allocations to return to regular wardstock practices at UHNBC.
The Issue: Ranitidine injectable is on backorder due to a Health Canada hold on distribution while further quality assurance testing is performed. This is related to the NDMA impurity found in oral ranitidine products earlier this year.