Martha Porado
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- 9/30/2021
POP QUIZ: SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding
An updated Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews outcomes in infants exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. - 9/30/2021
New Brunswick now covering costs for pharmacists to renew prescriptions, prescribe for uncomplicated UTIs
Pharmacists in the province have been able to provide these services since 2014, but the public have had to pay them out of pocket. - 9/27/2021
UWaterloo School of Pharmacy creates explainer document on medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines
The document was created to help individuals make sense of the reasons why they can and cannot receive a valid medical exemption. - 9/27/2021
CUT IT OUT: Alberta College of Pharmacy 'very concerned' about pharmacists spreading misinformation on ivermectin and COVID-19
"Ivermectin must not be prescribed or dispensed, in any form, for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19,” the statement read. - 9/26/2021
Pharmacy services provider, telemedicine enterprise team up to bring healthcare to Chartwell retirement residences
Pharmacy services provider CareRx Corporation is expanding its partnership with Think Research Corporation to deliver virtual healthcare to Chartwell Retirement Residences, following a pilot project earlier this year. - 9/26/2021
Pathway Health implementing Medical Cannabis Management System agreement with Sobeys in more provinces
Pathway signed a Collaborative Agreement earlier this year on the implementation of its MCMS in Sobeys Pharmacy, Safeway Pharmacy, Lawtons Drugs, Freshco Pharmacy, Foodland Pharmacy, Thrifty Foods Pharmacy and IGA Pharmacy locations throughout Canada. - 9/23/2021
Doctors of BC listening report highlights solutions to gender inequity in medicine
The key challenges to gender equity the respondents identified included that gendered expectations and biases can come from many sources in a physician's life from family to patients to colleagues. - 9/20/2021
Health Canada updates alert on azido impurity in certain drugs, adds to list of recalls
In September, Health Canada added another company's losartan tablets to the list. - 9/20/2021
OMA finds 13.5% 'unexplained' pay gap between men and women physicians
There is an even larger annual pay gap (32.8%), reflective of the difference in how many days male and female physicians worked respectively.
