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- 8/14/2013
Research finds no link between faster drug approvals, warnings, withdrawals
TORONTO | Faster drug approvals are not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings issued by regulators, nor to actual evidence of health risks, according to new research. - 8/14/2013
Quebec government reveals which pharmacy services it will pay for
Quebec's Ministry of Health puts its cards on the table and explains which new pharmacy services it will cover under the new Bill 41, which comes into effect September 3. - 8/14/2013
Pharmacy IV automation is a mature, proven technology
As automation technologies enhance a growing number of healthcare services – including imaging, surgery, radiotherapy and rehabilitation, among others – the pharmacy remains largely un-automated. Despite its important role in patient care, technicians in most pharmacies still compound medications manually, in much the same way it’s been done for generations. - 8/14/2013
New function for old gene leads to possible kidney disease therapy
TORONTO | Mount Sinai Hospital researchers may have found a way to slow the progression of kidney disease, one of the most serious complications for patients with diabetes. - 8/13/2013
Faster drug approval not linked to increase in serious drug safety warnings: Study
A new study suggests that faster drug approval is not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings, nor to other potential health risks. - 8/13/2013
Target to open pharmacies in Quebec
Target will open 25 stores in Quebec this fall, the majority with in-store pharmacies. - 8/13/2013
Can design improve healthcare?
TORONTO | The healthcare system has reached the point where innovation is critical, and design can play a role in helping people live healthier lives and improving how the healthcare system delivers care. - 8/12/2013
Why are pharmacy assistants opting out of the regulation process?
College of Pharmacists of BC wants to know - 8/12/2013
Press Review - August 13, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Why wait for a health-care crisis to put patients' safety first?. Read this and more. - 8/12/2013
Two-thirds of surveyed Ontario nurses have experienced abuse
Ontario nurses need better protection in the workplace in light of a growing incidence of physical violence happening on the job, says their union president. - 8/12/2013
Quebec company begins selling innovative medical device
MONTREAL | EMcision International, a Montreal-based company specializing in advanced radiofrequency-based medical devices used in surgery, has sold its first units of the Habib RF DUO 13 catheter. This is a new device designed to help abdominal cancer patients.