Patient Compliance

An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and aggressively.
Get ready for Season 4 of the Leaders in Pharmacy series
Effective advocacy plays a crucial role in advancing the profession. By bringing attention to key issues, influencing policy changes, and ensuring the profession is adequately represented in healthcare discussions, advocacy leaders do in essence help shape the future of pharmacy.

Access to Care allows Ontario pharmacists to offer treatments for more conditions

MedEssist’s new Access to Care service allows Ontario pharmacists to offer prescriptions for shingles, birth control, erectile dysfunction, diabetes supplies, inhaler chambers, HPV vaccination, and a history of anaphylaxis.
WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs

Novo Nordisk has issued similar warnings in the past about its medications.
Hyponatremia is common in preeclampsia, but underrecognized

Low sodium associated with greater need for emergency antihypertensives.
Changing medication reviews for the better

I work in a pharmacy where medication reviews are scheduled in advance between a patient and a pharmacist. The pharmacist spends time, one-on-one, with the patient to go through everything.
Krill oil supplementation is ineffective for osteoarthritis knee pain

A 26-week placebo-controlled study showed no benefit of krill oil in people with knee osteoarthritis who have significant knee pain and effusion-synovitis.
Head of New Brunswick health network defends big spending on travel nurse contracts

The prices charged by Ontario company Canadian Health Labs under its contract with Vitalité were described as exorbitant by Health Minister Bruce Fitch.
Children and heat: Extreme temperatures mean everyone from public health pros to primary care needs to pay more attention

Schools are still in session, and as Ontario experiences a lengthy heatwave, a pediatrician talks about the impact of extreme heat on kids, especially those in classrooms with no air conditioning.
I disagreed with the Ministry of Health’s stance on fax machines—and I did it in song

Toronto FP Dr. Mel Borins doesn’t want to ‘axe the fax’ and took the grand tradition of protest songs to express his love of all things analogue.

An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous

Get ready for Season 4 of the Leaders in Pharmacy series

Access to Care allows Ontario pharmacists to offer treatments for more conditions

WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs

Hyponatremia is common in preeclampsia, but underrecognized

Changing medication reviews for the better

Krill oil supplementation is ineffective for osteoarthritis knee pain

Head of New Brunswick health network defends big spending on travel nurse contracts

Children and heat: Extreme temperatures mean everyone from public health pros to primary care needs to pay more attention

I disagreed with the Ministry of Health’s stance on fax machines—and I did it in song