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- 7/7/2022
$150M is not enough: Canada’s proposed Purdue Pharma settlement for opioid damages is paltry and won’t prevent future crises
While the largest settlement of a governmental healthcare cost claim in Canadian history, it's also a paltry amount compared to the approximately US$6 billion Purdue will pay in the United States. - 7/6/2022
‘I’m only human after all. Don’t put your blame on me’
After a particularly tough visit with an angry patient suffering from depression, Dr. Jabir Jassam decides to bring the visit up after the patient had been treated with antidepressants. - 7/6/2022
Bivalent vaccines: A look at the next stage in the battle against COVID-19
NACI stopped short of urging a specific formulation while it awaited more evidence, but did say a bivalent shot could encourage uptake in the fall. - 7/6/2022
Key questions would-be pharmacy owners must ask
Creative thought and smart ideas for pharmacy owners and managers. - 7/6/2022
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
Patrick Belanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec and all Canadians who take pride in a universal healthcare system because doctors in other provinces could deny treatment to Quebecers by maintaining they won't be compensated. - 7/6/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Colin Fee: "Young leaders are continuing to push the envelope for what we can do as pharmacists."
Young leaders are continuing to push the envelope for what we can do as pharmacists. Not only do they push to expand and utilize their full scope of practice, but I’m noticing more young leaders combining other fields such as technology or the pharmaceutical industry to further support pharmacy practice. - 7/6/2022
Meet . . . Justin Bates: CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Get to know the leaders of the Ontario Pharmacists Association. - 7/5/2022
Poliovirus in London sewage—what you need to know
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a devastating disease that historically has caused paralysis and death around the world. It is caused by polioviruses, small RNA viruses that can damage cells in the nervous system. - 7/5/2022
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
Canada signed a contract with AstraZeneca in 2020 to get 20 million doses of its vaccine, and 2.3 million Canadians received at least one dose of it, mostly between March and June 2021.