Chemotherapy drugs underdosing
Health Canada has designed a temporary fix to eliminate a grey area on the issue of diluted chemotherapy drugs.
Federal health agency officials are discussing the proposal day with counterparts from the provinces and territories. The goal is to close the gap between provincial and federal responsibilities over facilities that mix chemotherapy drugs for hospitals. Hamilton-based Marchese Hospital Solutions recently provided watered down drugs for five hospitals in Ontario and New Brunswick. The Ontario and federal governments have said they don’t know how many companies like Marchese are mixing cancer drugs.
