Dear Editor.

It is most unfortunate that
information such as that
contained in Mr. Lewis’
letter with the heading
“Hospital Wastes
Thousands” is distributed in
the printed form. Many of
the readers no doubt wonder
about its validity and at a
time when hospitals are
already under attack such
information does [ttle to
help our cause.

Since Pharmacy was
named as a department
which contributes to the
“waste” m hospitals, I am
obhged to respond. Mr.

Lewis is greatly misinformed
and has chosen to pomt out a
Situation which does not
represent waste.

When patients come into
hospital they often bring
medications they have been
taking, with them. In order
for the physician to establish
a baseline of drug therapy

macist to authenticate and
verify the contents of these
prescriptions before they
can be administered in the

hospital. At this stage
problems relating § to
medication which has cx-

excessive multiple drag use
are often detected.

The Department of
Homan Resources which
adminsters Pharmacare has
clearly stiputated that while
a patient ts m hospital his
medication must be
provided out of the hospital's
drug budget. The patient's
own medication is kept in
safekeepmg and returned to
the patient upon discharge.
These drugs are not wasted

No ‘waste’ in LGH pharmacy

as Mr. Lewrs has charged.

I wih that waste was as
Lewis indicates. If sach were
the case, I would be the first
to eliminate it for as a
taxpayer I find waste im
tolerable .

I appreciate Mr. Lewis’
concer about staff layoffs.
They are affecting every
department im the hospital
and represent hardship to
the hospital and to the
employee.

J. Dancey
Director of Pharmacy
Lions Gate Hospital

Cougars and bears there before us

Dear Editor:
The front page article
regarding two cougars being

shot on Mount Seymour in
the May 12 News aroused my
anger considerably .

I have noticed Fish and
Wildife Branch seems to

portunity without
sidering other alternatives.
In this case, wouldn't a
dart gun have been more
appropniate?

could have been transported
to a much wilder area after
bemeg drugged.

If there is a shortage of
dart guns in the Lower
Mainland, the Fish and
Wildlife Branch must obtain
more.

These occurrences will
always be present im the
North Vancouver area. Even
Fish and Wildfife Officer
Doug Adolf. who shot the

this, stating that “there are
always cougars on the North
Shore. It ts not an unusual
risk.”

If thas ss truce, then why
doesn't he and the rest of the
Fish and Wildlife personnel
obtam the equipment
so that these wild animals do
not have to be killed.

Another pomt must be
considered here. The
cougars and bears m the

The cougars two cougars, agrees with North Shore area are not

invading our eretory. We

are building on
destroying thei habitat.
They deserve a right to five
more than we do. Tinnk
about it.

Mark Daly
North Vancouver

Top wage earners deserve it

FROM PAGE A6
actions of the executives
who have organized industry
and commerce in such a way
as to provide him as a
consumer with a standard of
living the envy of most of the
world’s people. If the
consumers are not satisfied
with the product, not buying
wt will cause the responsible
cxccutve cither to change
hss ways or to saffer a
dramanc decline in incomc.

There is one important
proviso to the above. It only
apphes when government
docs not short-carcaun the
system, whether by bailoats.
loans, subsidies, by lhcen
sing. tamnff and = other
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— executve and otherwise
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the people's purchasing
decisions, but also on pull,
pobtical favouritism, and
coercion.

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important question is. why
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workers deserve the

cnormous wages they are
paid?

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they aff deserve wt! Their
cotire salanes can be waced
to the voluntary purchasing
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