Medication Management

Anxiety vs. stress: The right definition will lead to better mental healthcare
Identifying individuals with high stress levels is challenging since there is a lack of consensus or guideline on the best screening method to be used in family practice.
QUIZ: How much do you know about new Canadian antiplatelet guidelines?
Test your knowledge on the CCS/CAIC update of the guidelines on use of antiplatelet therapy.

Protect the supply: Nova Scotia college reminds doctors of responsibilities when prescribing to patients not in Canada

Co-signing a prescription is still prescribing, the reminder notes.
Management options in patients with atopic dermatitis refractory to topical therapies

American Academy of Dermatology issues updated recommendations for management of atopic dermatitis with phototherapy and systemic therapies.
Five tips: Assessing and managing drug-related problems in cognitive impairment and dementia

Five pearls you can use in your practice now.
Israel searches for Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients and stranded families

Details from the raid remained sketchy, but officials from Israel and Gaza presented different accounts of what was happening at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Hypoglycemia in adults with diabetes: an update on prevention and management

Diabetes Canada issues detailed guidance and recommendations on hypoglycemia risk factors, complications, prevention and treatment in adults with diabetes.
Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals releases details about expanded scope of practice

The details included pharmacist care clinics guidelines and a proposed timeline for changes.
Changing packaging regulations could reduce acetaminophen overdoses: ISMP Canada

There are 4,500 hospitalizations from acetaminophen overdoses in Canada each year.
Governments should create national policies to fight medicines misinformation: FIP

Governments, pharmacists and pharmacist associations should work together to fight medical misinformation, the policy statement says.

Anxiety vs. stress: The right definition will lead to better mental healthcare

QUIZ: How much do you know about new Canadian antiplatelet guidelines?

Protect the supply: Nova Scotia college reminds doctors of responsibilities when prescribing to patients not in Canada

Management options in patients with atopic dermatitis refractory to topical therapies

Five tips: Assessing and managing drug-related problems in cognitive impairment and dementia

Israel searches for Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients and stranded families

Hypoglycemia in adults with diabetes: an update on prevention and management

Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals releases details about expanded scope of practice

Changing packaging regulations could reduce acetaminophen overdoses: ISMP Canada

Governments should create national policies to fight medicines misinformation: FIP