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- 11/28/2023
Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case
Gordon McKee, a lawyer for Janssen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, told the B.C. Supreme Court that certifying Canadian governments as a class in their pursuit of damages against opioid makers isn’t manageable or preferable compared with separate trials. - 11/28/2023
Study finds lower healthcare costs among Ontario patients who had female surgeons
The study involved more than one million adult patients who had 25 common elective and emergency surgeries between 2007 and 2019. - 11/28/2023
Controversial proposal seeks to shift medical training focus from expertise to values
Dr. Noah Ivers argues that a panel proposing CanMEDS be centred on social justice rather than medical expertise is poor policy. - 11/28/2023
OCP provides three tips for detecting fraudulent prescriptions
Inspectors in Health Canada’s Controlled Substances Program offer key insights. - 11/28/2023
ACP's Pharmacy Technician Achievement Award winner
Pharmacy tech Kimberly Spafford achieved the highest marks across the province. - 11/27/2023
Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan
The report shows the rate of COVID-19 deaths in Atlantic Canada was more than seven times higher last year compared with the year before. - 11/27/2023
Geroscience could transform aging but we must address its social and ethical implications
Canadians are living longer, but that also means they're living with more health problems for longer in their later years. - 11/27/2023
POLL: How does your pharmacy deal with aggressive behaviour from patients?
Do you have specific strategies in place to handle poor patient behaviour? - 11/27/2023
If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand ‘more results’
NDP spokesperson Alana Cahill says her party was ‘very clear’ that the Liberals’ first draft of a pharmacare bill ‘missed the mark’ and didn’t guarantee coverage for everyone. - 11/27/2023
Case report: Rashes in pregnancy
A recent case at my clinic involved a pregnant patient with a dermatitis I'd never seen before.