Patient Lifestyle

The testing, which is part of the APPROACH study, will allow some pharmacies in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Alberta to test for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis.

In North America, it is thought to affect 10% to 23% of children up to 18 years of age and contribute to 3%–5% of visits to a pediatrician.

A recent study pinpointed certain communication pitfalls that result in patients interpreting their doctors' explanations as the exact opposite.

For more than a decade, some U.S. doctors have used stool samples from healthy donors to treat the condition.

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Community pharmacists in Canada have taken on expanded roles in patient care.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy is asking pharmacists who are compounding infants’ and children’s acetaminophen to match commercial concentrations and packaging sizes to help prevent overdoses in children.