Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Released on December 5, 2017
Risk to Patients Low
“High quality service and patient care is our priority, and we’re committed to making sure this does not happen again,” Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory Executive Director Patrick O’Byrne said.
The Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory is the only laboratory in the province that provides comprehensive drugs of abuse screening. It receives more than 75,000 patient samples for drugs of abuse testing annually.
Drugs of abuse screening is a toxicology service the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory offers to the province. This testing helps physicians identify patients struggling with addictions and provides a means of diagnostic treatment and support to patients in recovery.
Codeine is used to treat mild to moderately severe pain. Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine used to relieve symptoms of allergies, hay fever and the common cold.
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For more information, contact:
Shirley Xie
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083
Email: shirley.xie@health.gov.sk.ca
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