Taking Action to Safeguard Hospital Drugs
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Ontario remains committed to reinforcing oversight and safety of the drug supply chain in the province's hospitals.
Following the discovery of under-dosing of chemotherapy drugs at four hospitals in Ontario and one hospital in New Brunswick, the government took immediate action by:
- Appointing Dr. Jake Thiessen to determine the causes and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents from occurring;
- Convening a working group to act as a reference for Dr. Thiessen's review;
- Requiring drug compounders to declare their regulatory framework, their accreditation, and their quality assurance practices;
- Requiring all hospitals to attest that quality assurance processes are in place for all drugs either purchased externally or prepared in hospital;
- Working with the Ontario College of Pharmacists, to amend Ontario Regulation 202/94 under the Pharmacy Act, 1991 to allow the college to inspect drug preparation premises where pharmacists and pharmacy technicians engage in or supervise drug preparation activities (such as reconstituting, combining, and mixing two or more substances without a prescription); and
- Amending Regulation 965 under the Public Hospitals Act to require hospitals to purchase or obtain drugs only from regulated or approved entities
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