Patient Compliance

The unintended consequences of healthcare advances
Ontario youth with vaping related illness was on life support: officials

The report about the case came just hours after Ontario's health minister ordered all public hospitals to report vaping-related cases of severe pulmonary disease
High cost drugs: A solution to a common inventory dilemma

How government can improve wholesale purchasing of high-cost pharmaceuticals
SickKids clinical trial to test strategy for preventing youth suicide
Health Canada recalling some ranitidine drugs after impurities detected

The manufacturer of Zantac, one of the brand name labels of ranitidine, said it will be halting distribution but existing stock is still safe to sell
Educational materials aid hospitals in mandatory reporting of drug, device incidents
Alberta to move away from fee-for-service payment plans

The news came as part of a report that found Alberta's per capita spending on health far exceeds Ontario, B.C. and Quebec
Ottawa long term care nurse accused of not giving medications to 25 patients

A registered nurse from Ottawa is facing mischief charges after allegedly failing to give prescribed medications to at least 25 long-term care patients in a single day.

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