Guidelines

B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease
No cure exists for the rare neurodegenerative disorder that causes seizures, blindness and declining motor functions.
Would Ontarians have to pay for expanded vaccines in pharmacies?
Last July, Ontario said it would consult on allowing pharmacists to give tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal and shingles vaccines—but the current proposal would see patients pay to receive them in pharmacy.

Which antibiotic is safest to treat a first trimester urinary tract infection?

Study evaluates the risk of congenital malformations following first-trimester pregnancy exposure to various antibiotic agents used to treat UTI.
Two pharmacists sanctioned for serious failures in monitoring a patient

Both missed several refills of medication prescribed to vulnerable patient who has now been in a vegetative state after a cardioembolic stroke.
The continuing education conundrum

Let's think outside the box, or computer screen, and create the optimal backdrop for educational expansion.
B.C. court tosses $1.2M lawsuit against doctor claiming drug caused compulsive gambling and shopping habits

The patient had racked up $220,000 in casino losses and bought 25 Louis Vuitton bags, but the judge said it was unclear whether Abilify was the cause of these behaviours.
COPD: Risks associated with long-term corticosteroid use

Study findings call into question the widespread use of inhaled corticosteroids, which triple the risk of pneumonia and increase the risk of fractures, diabetes and more.
Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage

Doctors can’t prescribe narcotics to people close to them, except in an emergency.
What to prescribe to avoid a relapse of cannabis-related psychosis?

Injectable anti-psychotics offer better outcomes than oral equivalents.
How best to deprescribe benzodiazepines?

New guidance and meta-analysis both say there’s a lack of solid evidence for a specific ideal way.

B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease

Would Ontarians have to pay for expanded vaccines in pharmacies?

Which antibiotic is safest to treat a first trimester urinary tract infection?

Two pharmacists sanctioned for serious failures in monitoring a patient

The continuing education conundrum

B.C. court tosses $1.2M lawsuit against doctor claiming drug caused compulsive gambling and shopping habits

COPD: Risks associated with long-term corticosteroid use

Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage

What to prescribe to avoid a relapse of cannabis-related psychosis?

How best to deprescribe benzodiazepines?