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IV DRUG MANUAL REVISIONS
Please be advised the following monographs have been updated on the Drug Monographs page. For IV Parenteral Drug Manual holders, please add/replace/discard as indicated. REPLACE ADULT Monograph:Discard the old monograph, ...
VECTRS CONCERNS – NEW Safety Event Report Template
Patient Safety has created a Safety Event Report template for staff to document and report any VECTRS Concerns. Please use this template when documenting an event that occurs relating to ...
Measles Cases
Attention All Staff: There has been a significant rise in measles cases in many parts of the world, including recent cases across Canada. Measles is one of the most infectious ...
Drug Shortage: betahistine 8 mg, 16 mg and 24 mg tablets
Betahistine 8 mg, 16 mg and 24 mg tablets are on back order and supply may deplete prior to its return. For the treatment of Meniere’s disease, a case by ...
Best Practice Reminder – Pyxis Contingency Process
Please see below Best Practice Reminder relating to Pyxis – Contingency Process for your distribution to clinical staff in units with Pyxis machines. A potential patient safety risk has been ...
Hospital Phlebotomy Collection Tube Updates – Clinical Biochemistry
Please see Diagnostic Services Clinical Communication regarding Hospital Phlebotomy Collection Tube Updates - Clinical Biochemistry. Action required: Please forward this communication to all applicable hospital sites, ward clerks, and nursing ...
Drug Shortage | Timolol Eye Drops
All single ingredient Timolol eye drops are on backorder and stock will deplete prior to its return. Timolol 0.25%, 0.25% XE, 0.5%, 0.5% XEAlternative glaucoma eye drops with beta blockers ...
Deployment of Lenovo Dock Manger
To help improve user experience, Digital Shared Services will soon be rolling out a new piece of software called Lenovo Dock Manger to all managed laptops in the health system ...
Admin Update/Clinical Update – mailout day change
For all subscribers: Please be advised that the Admin Update and Clinical Update mailout day will change to Fridays starting next week. No action needed. For submission requests please submit ...
Supply Chain Alert | Backorder
A provincial backorder alert for 40 mEq Potassium Chloride in 5% Dextrose and 9% Sodium Chloride 1000mL IV bags (see below) is expected to resolve by March, 2025. SH-SS expects ...