Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Quebec drops section of assisted death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
Health Minister Christian Dube told reporters today he is making the change to ensure the bill passes quickly through the legislature before the summer break and fall election.
Company seeking Health Canada approval for rapid test that shows antibody response against COVID
Lumivi Diagnostics has created a rapid antibody test kit that would allow people to know if they have antibodies against COVID-19 at their local pharmacies. It's awaiting approval from Health Canada.

Quebec bill would give Alzheimer's patients access to medical aid in dying
Independent U.S. pharmacies take quasi-monopolies to task

Submission to Federal Trade Commission urges action on mega companies putting patients at risk.
Cigarettes in a pharmacy? ‘Highly inappropriate’ but if you're in B.C, you can still buy cigs with your meds

A petition organizer is trying to change this. Leo Lavasseur said pharmacies shouldn't be profiting from cigarette sales while getting tax dollars for cessation programs and aids.
Jagged little bill: Do Anglophone Quebecers need to be worried about Bill 96?

Thousands of protesters took the streets of Montreal last week to call for Quebec government to throw out Bill 96.
Canada facing shortage of allergy friendly baby formula, feds say

Health Canada says in a Thursday advisory that supplies of allergy-friendly formulas aren't meeting demand in some provinces.
Canadian Pharmacists Association releases statement in support of abortion access

In the wake of rising controversy after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe vs Wade, the Canadian Pharmacists Association has released a statement about abortion access.
Liberal government gives $3.5 million to abortion access projects in Canada

The funding is the first to come from a year-old budget pledge to spend $45 million over three years to help organizations make sexual and reproductive information and services more available.
Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis

How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?

Quebec drops section of assisted death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly

Company seeking Health Canada approval for rapid test that shows antibody response against COVID

Quebec bill would give Alzheimer's patients access to medical aid in dying

Independent U.S. pharmacies take quasi-monopolies to task

Cigarettes in a pharmacy? ‘Highly inappropriate’ but if you're in B.C, you can still buy cigs with your meds

Jagged little bill: Do Anglophone Quebecers need to be worried about Bill 96?

Canada facing shortage of allergy friendly baby formula, feds say

Canadian Pharmacists Association releases statement in support of abortion access

Liberal government gives $3.5 million to abortion access projects in Canada

Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis