Medication Management

Is Ozempic really a miracle weight loss drug?
As pharmacists, we see firsthand the effects of obesity in our patients, from chronic illness to cancer, to low self-esteem, and even mobility issues. Unfortunately, the problem continues to escalate. Right now “in Canada, almost two in three adults and one in three children and youth are overweight or living with obesity with even higher rates in marginalized and equity-seeking populations.”
A bunch of people got COVID shots past their beyond-use dates: Here's what we can learn from such an incident
An ISMP report explains how a healthcare organization in a small community failed to notice the mistake until dozens of people were affected and offers advice on how others can avoid similar situations.

Be aware of possibility of acute uveitis after IV zoledronate for osteoporosis

Ocular pain, blurred vision, photosensitivity, hyperemia and other ocular symptoms may begin two to four days after the bisphosphonate infusion.
Shoppers launches two 'Pharmacy Care Clinics' in Ontario

The newly designed clinics boast a number of features aimed at enhancing the patient experience.
Transgender unit added to University of Toronto’s PharmD course

A new PharmD course for pharmacists from the University of Toronto helps pharmacists provide care for transgender people.
Pharmpreneur of the week Raymond Chevalier: "I became an entrepreneur by accident."

My entrepreneurial journey has been marked by two main endeavours, the first of which motivated the second. I started out as a community pharmacy owner, and then went on to launch a company to develop decision-support software. It was a natural transition.
J&J greatly expands access to TB drug following push from famous novelist

A new deal will expand tuberculosis drug access to millions by allowing greater access to the drug bedaquiline, used to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.
4 clinically significant drug-drug interactions docs should remember when prescribing

Doctors need to fight the inertia that can result from software programs providing a full list of DDIs—some of which aren't clinically significant.
Experts advocate prescribing psychostimulants for stimulant use disorder

They suggest that this practice would reduce reliance on illegal stimulants during the ongoing drug poisoning crisis.
Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data

The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer patients to the care of a hospital, which are often a key factor in ambulance availability, but won’t disclose it.

Is Ozempic really a miracle weight loss drug?

A bunch of people got COVID shots past their beyond-use dates: Here's what we can learn from such an incident

Be aware of possibility of acute uveitis after IV zoledronate for osteoporosis

Shoppers launches two 'Pharmacy Care Clinics' in Ontario

Transgender unit added to University of Toronto’s PharmD course

Pharmpreneur of the week Raymond Chevalier: "I became an entrepreneur by accident."

J&J greatly expands access to TB drug following push from famous novelist

4 clinically significant drug-drug interactions docs should remember when prescribing

Experts advocate prescribing psychostimulants for stimulant use disorder

Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data