Medication Management

Given the increasingly widespread use of antidepressants, researchers believe more attention should be paid to the risks for hospitalized patients.

The Ontario Pharmacists Association has come out against the new fee, calling it a shift towards ‘U.S. PBM-style operations and business practices into the Canadian market.’

Initiative aims to identify those at risk and start preventative and other treatments sooner

The new streamlined pathway, which is also open to pharmacy technicians from Great Britain, exempts applicants from these countries from the national licensing exam and internship requirement.

Preventing unintended pregnancies can lead to savings in the healthcare system, says SOGC president.

The importance of community pharmacy to patients on specialty medications was highlighted at Neighbourhood Pharmacies of Canada’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit.

Researchers are now evaluating the possibility of starting preventive antibiotics after four or five days of ventilation.

Deficiencies in certain micronutrients lead to significant changes in the gut microbiota that could promote antibiotic resistance.