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Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion
The complaint alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to Indiana authorities and violated patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl's treatment.
Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription
Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.

New psoriasis drug approved by Health Canada

Health Canada has approved SOTYKTU (deucravacitinib tablets), a new psoriasis medication. It’s the first TYK2 inhibitor to be approved in Canada.
Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

One concept in B.C.’s new FP pay offering could do miracles if applied in other provinces, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam.
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New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Antidepressant Decision Support Tool is designed to help prescribers and patients engage in shared decision making to optimize antidepressant treatment in acute depression.
Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective

Canada could be overpaying hundreds of millions, expert suggests.
Trudeau expresses support for Chinese protesters as show of dissent roils Beijing

Crowds in China angered by the controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

By Tuesday, some Twitter accounts were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform's hands-off approach, which comes after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk.
Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory

The Ontario College of Pharmacists will discuss whether using time-delayed safes should become mandatory for pharmacists in a December 12 meeting.

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion

Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

New psoriasis drug approved by Health Canada

Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

Reader contest: Write to win!

New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective

Trudeau expresses support for Chinese protesters as show of dissent roils Beijing

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory