Health Canada should regulate businesses that mix drugs outside of licensed pharmacies,
recommends an expert who investigated why 1202 patients, including 40 children, in …

Drug supplier Mezentco (Hamilton, ON, Canada) faces a class action lawsuit for the
accidental dilution of two chemotherapy drugs supplied to five hospitals since February …

On May 15, 2013, the government brought in new regulations and took other actions, in
response to the distribution of diluted chemotherapy drugs from Mississauga-based …

Drug supplier Mezentco (Hamilton, ON, Canada) faces a class action lawsuit for the
accidental dilution of two chemotherapy drugs supplied to five hospitals since February …

In early April 2013, the province called on Jake Thiessen, the founding director of the
University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy, to lead the review. His mandate was to …

A Review of the Oncology: Under-Dosing Incident Page 1 A Review of the Oncology Under-Dosing
Incident Jake J. Thiessen, Ph.D. A Report to the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care …

On March 1, 2016, we published an article in the BMJ showing how in the US nearly $3
billion will be spent on discarded cancer drugs this year because companies package drugs …

In 2013, the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) gained and retained its
members' hearts through their stomachs, cooking as only CSHP and pharmacists know how …

The US Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) advises that pharmacies do not
compound oncological preparations when an equivalent product is commercially available …

Distribution of diluted chemo drugs leads to new oversight in Ontario: OCP receives broader
inspection powers Distribution of diluted chemo drugs leads to new oversight in Ontario …