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ELECTION 2014
October 23, 2014 Vol. 29• No.85 ••• $1.25 inc. G.S.T.
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Marigold clears Health Canada inspection Sanchez allowed to resume natural compounding; still cannot distribute prescription drugs
falls below that, it means there’s a public safety risk.” She could not elaborate. “It’s not an action we ever take lightly, it’s an extraordinary action, and we only do it in extreme circumstances where we have significant concerns about public safety.” Scott Stanfield In eight years, Solven recalls just one other pharmacy cloRecord Staff sure, which was related to Following a recent positive methadone. Health Canada site inspection, A September college news Rudy Sanchez awaits a letter release said unsterile and from the federal unclean facilibody which he ties were used hopes will “vinmanufacSince that (March) to dicate” Marigold ture prescripNatural Phar- investigation there’s tion drugs and macy. been other complaints health products H o w e v e r, at Marigold. regardless of the against his pharmacy In addition, letter’s content, from members of the patients were Sanchez remains public. counselled on under indefinite alternative drug Suzanne Solven therapies and suspension by the College of products outside Pharmacists of BC due to con- the scope of pharmacy praccerns about public safety and tice, and documentation was health at the downtown Courte- completed and submitted incornay establishment. rectly. The college says it had Until the pharmacy re-opens, received a number of complaints Sanchez cannot compound or from patients and health care sell prescription drugs, but is providers that authorized to prompted a compound natuA lot of people rely ral March investigaproducts tion at Marigold. on us for those prod— which are “Since that ucts. separate from investigation prescription there’s been Rudy Sanchez activity and not other comregulated by the plaints against his pharmacy college. from members of the public,” “A lot of people rely on us for said Suzanne Solven, the col- those (natural) products,” Sanlege’s deputy registrar, during chez said, noting Health Canan interview at the Comox Val- ada was not prepared to step ley Record office. “There were a between the college and Marinumber of practice standards gold in respect of jurisdiction. that he was not meeting at min... see MARIGOLD■ A13 imum requirement. If somebody
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RCMSAR Station 60 Comox had a busy weekend with a call for a sunken vessel at the anchorage inside Goose Spit on Saturday (photo by Kathryn Clouston). Inset, the sailboat washed up on the south end of Goose Spit (photo by Roch Massicotte).
Rough weather keeps RCMSAR personnel busy Erin Haluschak Record Staff
It was a very busy weekend for members of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue - Station 60 in Comox, as crews were called out four times over three days. The calls had to deal with vessels in distress, explained Station Leader Drew Hadfield. “The first one was a sinking
26-foot power boat in the Comox Harbour. It was at anchor and apparently was previously occupied by a live aboard person,” he said. “The vessel was abandoned when our crews arrived and there was nothing further (that) could be done to salvage the boat at that time.” The second incident Saturday was a sailboat which washed up on the south side of Goose Spit.
“Our crew were unable to assist with getting this vessel off the beach due to the lowering tide and weather conditions. No one was aboard the vessel when our crew were called to the scene.” Hadfield said this serves as a reminder that fall weather is now bringing with it heavy winds and seas, which can cause issues with vessels moored or tied up in the harbour.
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