Antibiotic Stewardship

Health Canada has approved a new health claim for Bio-K+, a natural health product that contains two Lactobacillus strains.

Aspirin offers an inexpensive and safe long-term preventive option

A new statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society examines evidence for the use of probiotics for various childhood conditions.

VANCOUVER | An innovative pilot of a non-pharmaceutical, pre-surgical infection prevention treatment has proven itself highly successful at reducing the numbers of surgical site infections that occur yearly at Vancouver General Hospital.

Sure, the job market has tightened in major urban centres. But there are more opportunities than ever for clinically minded pharmacists.

TORONTO | Antimicrobial stewardship programs such as the one pioneered at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital by Dr. Andrew Morris should be mandatory in all intensive care units (ICUs) according to an editorial published in the November edition of the journal Critical Care.