Overseeing an opioid taper Clinical pharmacy technician plays key role in pain management clinicEnhances pain management, opioid safety and timely communication between patients and healthcare providers Liver specialist slams Health Canada’s stand on Tylenol Acetaminophen is found in more than 700 medications and an estimated 4,500 Canadians are hospitalized each year for acetaminophen overdoses Management strategies for newborns of mothers with opioid dependency Comprehensive plan involves infant observation and assessment, nonpharmacologic interventions, and pharmacological treatment when needed Opioid antidote naloxone hard to find in Canadian community pharmacies December 2016 to March 2017 survey showed less than one-quarter of pharmacies carried naloxone Ibuprofen is better than morphine for children recovering from minor surgery There was virtually no difference in pain relief, patients on morphine suffered more adverse effects. Prescription opioids often go unused after surgery Better practices are needed to reduce oversupply of the drugs, researchers No benefit from long-term opioid therapy for patients with polyneuropathy Increased risk of depression, opioid dependence and opioid overdose, without any improvement in functional status Updated Canadian guidelines for managing primary dysmenorrhea Outline nonhormonal and hormonal therapies, other therapies and surgical procedures Canadian Narcan nasal spray now available for emergency use in opioid overdose Provides an alternative to intramuscular use of naloxone injection First Previous 14 15 16 17 18 Next Last