US EditionAlberta Strikes Deal to Off-Load Remaining Batch of Controversial Children's Medicine
- In June 2025, the Alberta government finalized an agreement to donate the remaining supply of unused pediatric pain and fever medications to Health Partners International of Canada for distribution to vulnerable populations.
- The stockpile resulted from a 2022 $70-million purchase from MHCare Medical during a countrywide shortage, but safety concerns halted its distribution after frontline staff reported problems.
- Initial shipments are underway from Alberta, with the medication set to be delivered to vulnerable populations around the world—including those in conflict-affected Ukraine—through distribution efforts coordinated by Health Partners.
- Former health minister Adriana LaGrange described the medications as high-quality, while MHCare rejected any accusations of misconduct; meanwhile, Opposition finance critic Court Ellingson criticized the government for shirking responsibility and lacking a strategy to recover lost funds.
- The deal suggests Alberta aims to recoup some value from the stockpile despite ongoing controversies and investigations into provincial contracting and procurement practices.
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Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children's medicine
Three years after Alberta's government paid $70 million for children's pain and fever medicine, its front-line health provider says it has worked out a deal to off-load what remains of the controversial stockpile.
·Kelowna, Canada
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Corrective to June 27 story on Alberta offloading controversial medicine stockpile
In a story that moved on June 27 about Alberta taking steps to offload a stockpile of a controversial pediatric pain medication, The Canadian Press erroneously identified the president of Health Partners International Canada as Jackie Cousins. In fact, her…
·Peterborough, Canada
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