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- 8/21/2014
Canadians rank high among 'death tourists' to Switzerland
A new study has found that hundreds of patients every year travel to Switzerland to die, since the country's laws on assisted suicide provide a legal grey area. - 8/21/2014
Big lawsuit filed after doctors' tube accident at Quebec hospital
QUEBEC CITY | Three doctors and this region's largest hospital are being sued for nearly half a million dollars by the family of a man who died after a feeding tube was allegedly inserted into one of his lungs instead of his stomach. - 8/21/2014
OPA tweets back to school advice
Association holds Ask a Pharmacist Day on Twitter to answer questions from students and parents. - 8/20/2014
Video: Researchers developing labels that detect counterfeit drugs
Engineers develop solution they claim would be near impossible for counterfeiters to duplicate. - 8/20/2014
'Concierge' fees turning doctors' offices into airlines?
Many family practices in Canada are adopting so-called "concierge fees," where doctors charge patients for things like writing sick notes or giving referrals for physiotherapy. - 8/20/2014
U.K.-wide push to abolish co-pays heats up
Recent research found eliminating prescription fee in Scotland did not result in more prescribing. - 8/20/2014
“Moment of madness” ends 50-plus year pharmacy career
Pharmacist loses certification for posing as an inspector, conducting fake pharmacy inspection. - 8/20/2014
Ebola taking toll on pharmacists in western Africa
Africans too scared to visit hospitals flock to pharmacies. - 8/20/2014
New Brunswick begins connecting pharmacies to EHR
Development of program driven by clinicians, says department of health executive.