Lawsuits by all 10 provinces, with British Columbia filing the first one in 1998, are against Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and JTI-Macdonald Corp., as well as their foreign parent corporations.
Quebec pharmacist Quoc Nguyen thought two other pharmacists had counselled the patient about latex in the pre-filled injection caps for Lapelga, which had been prescribed to a cancer patient about to start chemotherapy.
When pharmacy technician Shelley Dellamattia suggests that recent graduates “try different areas within the pharmacy, and take all the learning opportunities offered,” she practises what she preaches.