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Techs, assistants have key role to play in medication safety
Pharmacy technicians and assistants can provide an additional layer of safety.
More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021 public health says
The Institut national de sante publique du Quebec says in a report published today, there was also an increase in the number of girls 10 to 14 who used hospital services after suicide attempts or due to suicidal ideation.

SCPP Council approves enactment of emergency bylaws to enable COVID-19 rapid antigen testing in pharmacies

The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals has approved emergency provisions around rapid antigen testing.
Schedule I and II natural health products removed from national drug schedules

Final two Natural Health Products, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, will be delisted in early 2024.
Ontario releases guidelines for who can receive Paxlovid treatment for COVID-19

Ontario received its first shipment of Paxlovid last week, and Health Minister Christine Elliott had said the drug would be directed toward adults at the highest risk.
The evolving role of therapeutic nutrition

How pharmacists can support patients using nutrition strategies to manage various diseases
Two powerful drugs now adding to U.S. overdose crisis

Often injected or snorted, they are more powerful than fentanyl.
Saskatchewan to start managing Omicron variant like other common respiratory viruses

Starting Friday, close contacts of people who test positive will not be required to self-isolate.
Space anemia: Astronauts lose red blood cells for the duration of their time in space

Researchers from the University of Ottawa uncovered new information about space anemia that they say could help learn about anemia in the ICU.
UBC launches new initiative for pharmacists around shared care

Spurred by British Columbia starting to include pharmacists in primary care networks, UBC has launched a new initiative to help pharmacists who are working in the shared care of mutual patients.

Techs, assistants have key role to play in medication safety

More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021 public health says

SCPP Council approves enactment of emergency bylaws to enable COVID-19 rapid antigen testing in pharmacies

Schedule I and II natural health products removed from national drug schedules

Ontario releases guidelines for who can receive Paxlovid treatment for COVID-19

The evolving role of therapeutic nutrition

Two powerful drugs now adding to U.S. overdose crisis

Saskatchewan to start managing Omicron variant like other common respiratory viruses

Space anemia: Astronauts lose red blood cells for the duration of their time in space

UBC launches new initiative for pharmacists around shared care