Medication Management

PMPRB rules that Horizon Pharma must cut 'excessive' prices for life-saving drug

Horizon Pharma will be forced to lower the price on its life-saving Procysbi medication, after the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) decided the $300,000-a-year drug was too expensive.
Case Report: Is it a stress rash?

Dr. Robert Dickson encounters a patient in his walk-in clinic whose stress level is causing skin reactions.
ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data
PTCB launches new certificate for pharmacy technicians
Tech pursues higher education while teaching pharmacy students

“I knew I wanted to try different things in the pharmacy profession, so I decided, if I have this opportunity to work with pharmacy students, I want to do it. There was no question about it.”
Hospital outpatient meds now included in N.S. DIS

The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists notes that outpatient medications dispensed by hospital pharmacies are now entered into the Nova Scotia Drug Information System (NS DIS).
Tech Talk for technicians - September/October 2022

A table of contents for the September/October Tech Talk newsletter, written specifically for pharmacy technicians.
P.E.I. techs must obtain CPR/first aid to administer injections

The policy states that “pharmacy technicians who hold an authorization to administer drugs are required to show evidence of CPR and First Aid certification."

Case report: Could it be ringworm?