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HSA Pharmacy Closure
A potential fume leak at the Anthony S. Eden Pharmacy forced its temporary closure.
According to the Health Services Authority, fumes from chemotherapy preparation may have been released in the compounding area over a period of time.
The authority has launched an independent investigation into the matter. Initial findings indicate extraction equipment was not connected to the external ventilation system.
No word has been shared yet on what the fumes contained, the potential risk to staff and customers, or how many people may have been affected.
The authority said it closed the pharmacy as soon as the problem was discovered and will reopen once they can confirm it is safe to do so.
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Probe launched after fumes leak at hospital pharmacy
Health chiefs have launched a probe after fumes from the preparation of chemotherapy treatments were not vented away due to pharmacy equipment that was not connected to the external ventilation system.
The HSA admitted that the bungle at the newly renamed Anthony S. Eden Hospital‘s pharmacy department in George Town “may have resulted in a release of fumes within the compounding area over a period of time”.
But the health service did not say what the fumes at the former George Town Hospital contained or how dangerous they were.
It did not mention what the potential risk to staff and customers of the pharmacy was or how many people might have been affected.
Officials were also silent on how long the discharge of fumes had gone on before it was detected.
