Discussions

A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories.

‘A physician does not incorporate for the prospect of growing their medical practice for resale, but rather with an intention to save for retirement and for other significant life events such as maternity or parental leave.’

After a fresh review, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says it’s keeping its guidance for starting breast cancer screening to 50 years of age.

What do all of these cases have in common? Therapeutic success, patient satisfaction and drugs being used off-label for treating conditions they have no official indication for.

Some patients seem to think doctors aren’t allowed to say ‘no.’

May 30 is World MS Day. I’d like to take the opportunity to discuss the importance of pharmacogenomics in providing complete care for patients with multiple sclerosis.

In watching and reading about the opioid crisis of late, I'm finding further compassion for patients struggling with addiction.

I got a bad strep throat, and antibiotics did the trick. Two weeks later, I awoke with a painful, erythematous, tender and swollen right forefoot.