Patient Compliance

N.B. inks deal with feds to fund access to 4 rare disease drugs with more to come
The $32 million in funding is being allocated through the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases.
Minor ailment counselling tools: Cold sores
We’re pleased to present the latest in our ongoing series of counselling tools on minor ailments and OTC-related conditions, prepared by students of the Advanced Patient Self-Care elective at the School of Pharmacy at University of Waterloo.

Canada’s healthcare system falls behind most peer countries: report

The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth out of 10 countries evaluated, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, who were top performers.
National rules for health data interoperability ‘vaporized’

The prorogation of Parliament has effectively ended Bill C-72, the Connected Care for Canadians Act.
Turkish delight rolls

Dr. Perle Feldman tells the story of how her father finally decided to quit smoking.
Dutch GPs also less likely to want to be clinic owners

Part 4 of a 4 part series: Most GPs in Holland paid via a mix of capitation (70%) and fee-for-service (30%).
Fertile ground? Exploring the roots of public funding for pharmacy services in Canada

This article, reprinted from Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada’s Winter Gazette, focuses on the enabler of remuneration by providing an overview of where funding currently stands.
Wegovy and Lambert syrup?

In this opinion piece, a Quebec family physician and blogger shares his amazement at the wonders of pharmaceutical statistical analysis and interpretation.
How the Dutch ensure 95% of citizens have a family doctor

Part 1 of a 4 part series: Insurers, mostly non-profit cooperatives, are obligated to ensure everyone has access to a GP in Holland.
Cautionary tale: Vitamin B7 interfered with this this patient’s PSA test results

The test gave inaccurate low numbers, emphasizes need to ask patients about supplement use.

N.B. inks deal with feds to fund access to 4 rare disease drugs with more to come

Minor ailment counselling tools: Cold sores

Canada’s healthcare system falls behind most peer countries: report

National rules for health data interoperability ‘vaporized’

Turkish delight rolls

Dutch GPs also less likely to want to be clinic owners

Fertile ground? Exploring the roots of public funding for pharmacy services in Canada

Wegovy and Lambert syrup?

How the Dutch ensure 95% of citizens have a family doctor

Cautionary tale: Vitamin B7 interfered with this this patient’s PSA test results