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Atropine 1% ophthalmic drops – shortage resolved

Fluorescein ophthalmic strips – supplies available Please note supplies of fluorescein strips are intermittent and there is still a risk of stocking out.

Please note that Canadian Blood Services will be phasing out Panzyga and replacing it with Gammaguard liquid. For further details and contact information please see full memo. 

Effective June 1, 2018, the Provincial Lab Agency requires all labs in the province to have prior funding approval for outpatient tests to be tested at referral labs that are located out of province (OOP) or out of country (OOC).  For details, please view the 

The new Emergency Health Provider Registry is an efficient way for B.C. doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to voluntarily register to help out their colleagues in a time of emergency.

A new laboratory update regarding Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) safety and test approval is available. 

A new laboratory update is available for instructions on vaginal self-collections for STI testing, and collection containers used for STI testing. 

The national shortage of Sodium Chloride 0.9% (NS) and Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI) 10mL vials/polyampules is now resolved.

General Stores will resume the distribution of NS and SWFU 10mL vials/polyampules to patient care areas over the next week.