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TORONTO The Ontario Medical Association has released a white paper outlining fears that rising COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions could limit drug supplies in coming weeks.
OMA president Dr. Samantha Hill said chronic drug shortages have worsened during the pandemic and may become more serious if hospitals are overwhelmed.
That includes essential and critical care medications propofol, ketamine, succinylcholine, fentanyl, and midazolam. Drug shortages can be catastrophic for patients, causing treatment delays, increased suffering, financial burden and an increased risk of overdose and underdose, Hill said Tuesday in a release.
China and India supply most of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used in North America.
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In this Thursday, May 14, 2020 photo, a junior doctor holds his stethoscope during a patient visit on Ward C22 at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, in Blackburn, England, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ontario doctors are urging all levels of government to work towards increasing the country s ability to manufacture and stockpile essential drugs.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP January 19, 2021 - 12:32 PM
TORONTO - The Ontario Medical Association has released a white paper outlining fears that rising COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions could limit drug supplies in coming weeks.
OMA president Dr. Samantha Hill said chronic drug shortages have worsened during the pandemic and may become more serious if hospitals are overwhelmed.
Ontario residents dealt with their first day under a stay-at-home order Thursday, while federal officials warned that access to vaccines in Canada will remain a challenge until at least April.
Kristen Bones was at an outdoor rink at Toronto s Greenwood Park at about noon, when a few dozen people laced up their skates and hit the ice.
“You really don’t know what the restrictions are. It’s kind of confusing to us,” Bones said about a lack of clarity around Ontario’s new COVID-19 rules.
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Dr. Karine Dion, right, poses with her husband, David Daigle, left, and their son, Jacob, in this undated handout photo. Dion s family is speaking out after she took her own life in January 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO â David Daigle January 13, 2021 - 2:34 PM
MONTREAL - The husband of a Quebec emergency room doctor who took her own life this month wants to shine a light on the mental health toll endured by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Dr. Karine Dion killed herself earlier this month and her husband David Daigle says he has no doubt the pandemic played a part.