Practice Tips

Pharmacists can help patients on their road to opioid addiction recovery
Many of us have lived experiences of mental health disorders in our families. It is clear that addiction, with its propensity for destroying lives, is one of the most devastating mental health disorders that we as pharmacists encounter.
Info sheet for prescribers and pharmacists on Fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19
The info sheet explains how the SSRI can be helpful, dosage amounts, possible side effects and more.

I try to understand them, I try to convince them

I start each of my visits, after I listen to their reason for coming, with THE QUESTION: “What’s your situation with coronavirus, are you a recovered patient or are you fully immunized?”
Low rate of false-positive rapid antigen test results in Canadian workplaces

Study investigates the incidence of false-positives in a large sample of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests used to screen asymptomatic workers throughout Canada.
Community physicians scramble to navigate Omicron-related staffing shortages

Physicians across Canada are managing or planning for staff shortages as the omicron variant forces more to self-isolate.
Before and after: Plastic surgeon hit with $17,500 fine over misleading ads

Montreal practitioner Dr. Nabil Edward Fanous was also offside with his claim that a facelift technique he created could make patients look up to 13 years younger, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
Trial underway: Regina doctor pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting five patients

Crown prosecutor Jackie Lane says the doctor sexually assaulted the women during medical exams he did as a gastroenterologist.
Hospital pharmacist pens op-ed saying homeopathy has 'no role in patient care'

A recent opinion piece in The Toronto Star comes out swinging against the idea that homeopathic remedies have a place on pharmacy shelves.
High rates of trauma in Canada among forceps and vacuum deliveries: study

Maternal trauma included severe perineal tears, impaired sexual health, urinary or fecal incontinence, and other pelvic disorders while severe neonatal trauma could include long-term nerve damage and brain injury.
2021 CTS guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults

Guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults.

Pharmacists can help patients on their road to opioid addiction recovery

Info sheet for prescribers and pharmacists on Fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19

I try to understand them, I try to convince them

Low rate of false-positive rapid antigen test results in Canadian workplaces

Community physicians scramble to navigate Omicron-related staffing shortages

Before and after: Plastic surgeon hit with $17,500 fine over misleading ads

Trial underway: Regina doctor pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting five patients

Hospital pharmacist pens op-ed saying homeopathy has 'no role in patient care'

High rates of trauma in Canada among forceps and vacuum deliveries: study

2021 CTS guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults