Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note
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Briefing note indicates health authority could have reduced overall bill by ordering less medicine
  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I don’t have a problem with paying a premium for necessary painkillers, but

    Only a fraction of the medicine, most of which arrived after the shortage had eased, was ever distributed to hospitals and pharmacies. In May of 2023, health officials ordered staff to stop using the imported acetaminophen in neonatal intensive care units after deeming it a risk to patients when administered through feeding tubes. Within two months, there was a hospital-wide transition back to using standard children’s medications.

    Paying a premium for painkillers that could not be administered, and did not arrive on time is nonsensical.

    And that’s before we get to the allegations of corruption.