A new plan to force hospitals to report adverse effects of ‘natural health products’ such as herbal remedies and supplements has come as a surprise to manufacturers
The hospital’s chief executive, Norbert Pfeiffer, said the surgeon wrongly decided to go ahead with the routine procedure even though no qualified assistant was available.
Under the proposal, as many as 10 drug makers would be required every year to furnish the government with proprietary and non-proprietary information as evidence to support the price it charges states.
Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers.