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- 11/17/2020
Security, health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system
Margaret Bloodworth will chair a three-member review panel studying what went wrong with the Global Public Health Intelligence Network. - 11/16/2020
SK pharmacies 'overdue' on contract, PAS says
Increase in dispensing fees and flu shot fees sought, to cover COVID-19 related expenditures by pharmacies. - 11/16/2020
COVID-19, influenza, and misinformation: The perfect storm
Woven into the impending challenges of COVID-19 is the ever-present threat of misinformation spread by social media and popular media outlets alike. Fortunately, biomedical research can reduce the risks associated with these viral hazards and take down the myths that pose a real danger to public health. - 11/16/2020
Flu vaccinations from the front line
Less than a month after receiving its first allotment of flu vaccine, this new pharmacy is done for the season. - 11/16/2020
B.C. piloting at-home care for acute patients
Acute care patients can voluntarily become part of the program if they're assessed by a doctor as a good candidate, have a caregiver at home and who would normally only require and brief hospital stay and live within a short drive of a hospital. - 11/16/2020
Nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, Lunesta (eszopiclone) now marketed in Canada
Approved for short-term use in adults with difficulty falling asleep, or nocturnal or early morning awakenings. - 11/16/2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
Signs from the Southern Hemisphere, which gets hit with flu season first, were reason to hope the "twindemic'' wasn't going to happen here. - 11/16/2020
Cold, flu or COVID: assessing the symptoms
The pandemic has thrown a major new curveball at pharmacists when it comes to assessing patient symptoms during cold and flu season. Here are some useful questions to ask when screening patients with winter respiratory symptoms.