7 March 2017 - A cancer patient who was told last week that she may not receive her much-needed chemotherapy on time due to a drug shortage says she “doesn’t understand” why there is no “back-up plan” when it comes to drug shortages.

Carmen Sebastian, of Vaughan, Ontario, was one dozens of patients at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital who was told late last week that her chemotherapy treatment would be delayed due to an acute shortage of the cancer drug fluorouracil.

Health Canada had quarantined shipments of the drugs due to an ongoing investigation into leaking and cracked vials found between June 2015 and October 2016. Now, 3,600 vials are being released with a warning to help professionals administering the drug to check them before use.

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