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- 6/26/2018
A way around opioids: Target the type of pain for better pain relief
As we have learned more about the types of pain, we can better tailor treatment - 6/26/2018
Many new drugs are expensive and specialized, market review finds
High-priced specialty drugs dominated the market for new drugs in 2015 and 2016, both in Canada and internationally, continuing a trend that has been evident since 2009. - 6/26/2018
B.C. pharmacist allowed to practise again after admitting to 2,400 fraudulent claims
Jin Tong Li manipulated Pharmanet claims in order for his patients receive financial benefits they were not entitled to - 6/26/2018
Judge rejects family's request to keep daughter on life support
There is no legal definition of death in Ontario, but doctors generally operate on the principle that a person is dead if either their heart or their brain stops functioning - 6/25/2018
Two doctors reprimanded by college for 'abusive' emails to former OMA president
Both doctors admitted to professional misconduct and expressed a desire to apologize for their offenses - 6/25/2018
U.S. pharmacist denies woman miscarriage drug on moral grounds
The pharmacist allegedly refused to fill her prescription in front of her child and five customers behind her in line - 6/25/2018
Updated recommendations for HPV vaccine use in children and adolescents
Canadian Paediatric Society statement incorporates new information, including the use of nine-valent HPV vaccine - 6/25/2018
Healthcare marketers charged with defrauding insurers of more than $200 million
Marketers associated with one pharmacy recruited dentists, physicians, nurse practitioners and others to writing bogus prescriptions to patients they never examined