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New FAQ resource for pharmacists on acetaminophen use in pregnancy
The Canadian Pharmacists Association has put together a resource preempting questions expectant mothers are likely to have about the common pain reliever.
Alberta justice minister told to legislate new safeguards, oversight of MAID
A new mandate letter to Mickey Amery from Premier Danielle Smith says the legislation should introduce ‘appropriate safeguards’ and prohibit mental illness from being a sole eligibility factor.

Queen’s University to host lecture on a two-spirit Indigenous pharmacist's path to better healthcare

Jaris Swidrovich, a two-spirit and Indigenous pharmacist, is delivering the 2025 Tathan Henderson Lecture, covering storytelling and intersectionality in healthcare.
Bait and switch: How Alberta’s constant policy changes are leaving some pharmacists in the lurch

The Pharmacists’ Association of Alberta and the newly-formed Alberta Independent Pharmacy Association speak out on how these changes are affecting their members and how they're pushing back.
Let’s include everyone to build strong patient care teams

By limiting support to select practice models, the province risks sidelining 82% of physicians who already attach the vast majority of patients.
10 new drug indications pharmacists and physicians need to know about

Get the info you need on these new drug indications, part of our drug news roundup for September.
Three new dosage forms physicians and pharmacists need to know about

Get the info you need on these new dosage forms, part of our drug news roundup for September.
Canadian virus research hub in Saskatoon turns 50 amid concerns over U.S. funding

The organization, known as VIDO for short, sits on four hectares on the University of Saskatchewan campus. It started as a Prairie-based livestock lab and became a world-leading infectious disease research centre.
16 hospitalized, 105 sickened in pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued 26 recalls of pistachios and pistachio-containing products since July.
Trump’s touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

Dr. Richard Frye told The Associated Press that he’d been talking with federal regulators about developing his own customized version of the drug for children with autism, assuming more research would be required.