ARCHIVED - Supplement: Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers

Appendix IV - Strength and Quality of Evidence Summary

Appendix V - Canadian Malaria Network: Accessing Parenteral Artesunate or Quinine

Contact Information for the Canadian Malaria Nework

The Canadian Malaria Network (CMN ), in collaboration with Health Canada's Special Access Program and the Public Health Agency of Canada, maintains strategically-located supplies of intravenous artesunate and quinine at major medical centres across the country to facilitate rapid access to effective treatment for severe malaria. These life-saving drugs are available 24 hours per day by contacting the pharmacies listed below. Severe malaria is not a common disease in Canada, with an average of 14 cases per year (range 8-20 cases annually from 2001-2008). However, these cases were dispersed across the country, and attest to the need for distribution of these scarce drugs across the country. Please see Chapter 7 for more information on management of malaria. As well, each of the participating centers has a designated physician with experience in treating malaria who is willing to assist in patient care, if needed. For after-hours assistance please contact the infectious disease consultant on call at the respective center. Each treatment dose will be accompanied by dispensing information and surveillance forms (FORM A and FORM B). These forms should be completed by the treating physician at the time of access/request of intravenous artesunate or quinine (FORM A); and at discharge/end of malaria therapy (FORM B). This information is vital to inform policy for distribution of these drugs, and required by the organizations supplying these drugs for notification of any drug related adverse event.

To obtain parenteral artesunate or quinine, please contact the listed pharmacy in your area.

National Program Coordinator

Name: Dr. Anne E. McCarthy
Director of Tropical Medicine and International Health Clinic Division of Infectious Diseases

Address:
Ottawa Hospital (General Campus)
501 Smyth Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6

Phone #: (613) 737-8184
Fax #: (613) 737-8682

E-Mail: amccarthy@ottawahospital.on.ca

National Pharmacy Coordinator

Name: Kim Lamont, R. Ph. Tech.

Address:
Ottawa Hospital – General Campus Pharmacy Department
501 Smyth Road,
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6

Phone #: 613-737-8899 (x72276)
Fax #: 613-737-8891

E-mail: canadianmalarianetwork@toh.on.ca

Participants, by province

British Columbia |Alberta |Saskatchewan |Manitoba |Ontario |Quebec |Nova Scotia |Newfoundland |