Medication Management

Study finds ADHD medication associated with reduced risks of suicide and criminal behaviour
A large Swedish study published in the BMJ found methylphenidate is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal behavior, substance use, transport accidents and crime.
What’s the price of advice?
You know the drill. Something like this has happened to you countless times. How did you respond?

Dementia medications: knowing when to stop

The guidelines recommend beginning discussions about deprescribing after a patient has been on medication for 12 months.
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

Pfizer also agreed to participate in a new website the administration plans to start called TrumpRx, which will allow people to buy drugs directly from manufacturers.
Tech Refresher on smoking cessation: How techs can help patients butt out

Most people who use tobacco want to quit, but very few do so with willpower alone.
CSHP grant supports advanced training program for hospital techs

First-of-its kind program to help techs develop skills to be more effective leaders in hospital setting.
CPBC introduces medication incident reporting program

Program aims to enhance medication safety through structured reporting, analysis and learning from medication incidents in pharmacies across the province.
A career path less travelled

Pharmacy technician Meghan Peters has consistently taken the road less travelled, with non-traditional career roles her entire career.
New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss

A panel of Canadian experts has developed consensus recommendations for the management of androgenetic alopecia in male and female adults.
Geriatrics and pharmacology: A new guide to Beer Criteria alternatives

A new resource offers alternatives to options on the Beers Criteria list for use when deprescribing for elderly patients.

Study finds ADHD medication associated with reduced risks of suicide and criminal behaviour

What’s the price of advice?

Dementia medications: knowing when to stop

Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

Tech Refresher on smoking cessation: How techs can help patients butt out

CSHP grant supports advanced training program for hospital techs

CPBC introduces medication incident reporting program

A career path less travelled

New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss

Geriatrics and pharmacology: A new guide to Beer Criteria alternatives