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- 8/28/2018
Patented medicine sales hit $16.8 billion in 2017
Sales of patented medicines reached $16.8 billion in 2017, up 7.6% from the previous year, according to the 2017 annual report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), released recently by Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal minister of health. - 8/28/2018
Disciplinary panel rules that doctor who showed patients naked picture of himself committed sexual abuse
The doctor had admitted to professional misconduct but denied that it was sexual abuse - 8/27/2018
MD Financial board to be dissolved after sale to Scotiabank
Some of the executives who comprised the MD board will join an 'internal board' at Scotia while the physicians will form an advisory committee - 8/27/2018
5 tips for effective communication with physicians
In today’s pharmacy practice, simply exchanging information with a physician doesn’t mean that there is a collaborative relationship. In order to help build collaborative relationships, provide optimal drug therapy and ensure better patient outcomes, it is vital that pharmacists communicate with physicians effectively. - 8/27/2018
Top B.C. doctor calls for improved treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal after study of 71,000 patients
Dr. Evan Wood says St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver is the only hospital in Canada that uses the questionnaire to evaluate these patients, which improves care and saves health costs