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Canadian guidelines on screening for potentially inappropriate prescribing in seniors has just two recommendations and doesn't include independent reviews by community pharmacists.

In a statement published in the college’s Dialogue publication, the college said medical directors must be the one to assess the patient prior to delegating care to another provider as per the policy on the delegation of controlled acts, unless a clinical exception applies.

Three other Canadians isolating since last month are not showing any symptoms.

The premier’s comments on Friday come days after the British Columbia Review Board granted Allan Schoenborn, also now known as Ken John Johnson, a conditional discharge.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada says farming and ranching are considered two of the most stressful occupations in the country.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists’s new compliance roadmap is meant to help designated managers be up-to-date on new AIMS program requirements.

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas.

New guidance from the Alberta College of Pharmacy urges pharmacists to question weak studies and avoid relying on information that doesn’t fit a patient’s situation.