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- 8/3/2023
‘Much room for improvement’: meds for alcohol-use disorder are under-used, study says
A new study found only around 5% of people in B.C. who would benefit from medications for alcohol-use disorder received them for the recommended minimum amount of time. - 8/2/2023
Amazon lays off about 80 workers from pharmacy
‘A small number of roles have been eliminated on the Amazon Pharmacy Services team,’ a spokesperson said. - 8/1/2023
U.K. researchers discover how to make pharmaceuticals from pine trees instead of crude oil
‘Bio-refinery’ model could replace the need to use crude oil to make pharmaceuticals, researchers say. - 8/1/2023
Health Canada assessing if drugs used to help with diabetes and weight loss increase the risk of suicide
Health Canada is following other international agencies and looking into whether there is an increased risk of suicidal thoughts, self-harm and suicide risk from diabetes and weight-loss drugs. - 8/1/2023
College reminds Saskatchewan pharmacists not to sell vaccines without prescriptions
Some pharmacies are selling prescription vaccines such as Dukoral without prescriptions, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals said. - 8/1/2023
AHS embraces electronically faxed prescriptions
Some Alberta Health Services facilities have begun using electronic faxes to send prescriptions to community pharmacies. - 8/1/2023
Calgary man fined $12K for selling bleach-like ‘miracle’ health product
The man was selling “Miracle Mineral Solution,” an unauthorized drug containing sodium chlorite, a bleach-like chemical mainly used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. - 7/27/2023
GreenShield launches essential medicines program
The company launched a pilot program that offers essential medicines to low-income people without coverage in some communities in Ontario. - 7/26/2023
‘It’s a feeling that you can’t describe’: Only pharmacy in Blanc-Sablon area of Quebec destroyed in fire
‘You see something that you see so much work you’ve put into it, just being destroyed in a little bit of time. It’s . . . it’s hard to process,’ said the pharmacy owner Danielle Driscoll. - 7/25/2023
New Brunswick to open Pharmacist Care Clinics
Pharmacists at some locations will be able to assess and prescribe for some chronic conditions and strep throat.