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Monday, May 6, 2013

Chemo IV drugs weren’t properly labelled, firm says London, Ont. firm acted as broker between chemo drug provider and five hospitals CBC News Posted: May 6, 2013 3:31 PM ET Last Updated: May 6, 2013 10:50 PM


Executives from Medbuy, the company that arranged hospitals' contracts for intravenous chemotherapy drugs, told an Ontario legislature committee that the labels on the IV bags didn't accurately describe the contents.
The executives testified Monday at Ontario's standing committee on social policy, which is looking into diluted chemotherapy treatments given to about 1,200 cancer patients in Ontario and New Brunswick.
Medbuy, a London, Ont.-based group purchasing organization, works with hospitals to reduce the cost of their health-care supplies, such as medication and surgical masks.
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