Marjo Johne
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- 8/22/2022
Adobo and amoxicillin to go please: Cache of prescription drugs seized from Latin food and grocery retailer
El Aguila Producto Latinos, located in Leamington, Ont., isn't an accredited pharmacy. But in addition to its assortment of prepared foods, baked goods, shoes, sporting goods and other products, it appeared to have been selling prescription drugs as well. - 8/22/2022
Coffee, tea or Drano? Dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband
Radiologist Jack Chen installed hidden cameras in his home after he started getting stomach pain and noticed a “chemical taste” in his tea. Shortly after he watched the videos he went to police and filed for divorce. - 8/21/2022
My wife made me do it: How one Saskatchewan community got a much-needed family doctor
For years, Dr. Ilhab Kamel had worked three hours away Estevan, where his physician wife practices. When he thought about going to work in Saskatoon, she convinced him to change course. - 8/18/2022
Pharmacist suspended for unauthorized narcotics renewals and failing to report drunk-driving conviction
Ottawa pharmacist Pedro Barreiro also billed for about 100 medication reviews he did not actually complete, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 8/16/2022
Forget that prescription: Pharmacists can offer solutions to kids' pain reliever shortage
A 'Dear Caregivers' letter from Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital could flood doctors' offices with requests for prescriptions for kids' pain relievers. Pharmacist Kristen Watt offers some critical information to share with patients. - 8/16/2022
ASK AN EXPERT: How do we find a doctor to join our practice?
In this newly launched column, you send us your questions and we'll get an expert to answer it. Dr. Ryan Korda, a Toronto family physician, asked us for help with recruiting a doctor. - 8/15/2022
Too much and too often: Pharmacist who billed excessively gets 18-month suspension and $20,000 in costs
Michael El Raheb is also banned from pharmacy ownership for three years, according to the discipline decision handed down by the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 8/14/2022
Feeling the big squeeze: Inflation is pinching pharmacists everywhere—and it hurts
Beyond their business, pharmacists are seeing how much rising costs are hitting their patients and staff. What sucks even more? There's not much pharmacists can do about inflation. - 8/14/2022
Doctor turns himself in after 18-day manhunt
Dr. Robert Stern, who practised as a family physician in Woodstock, Ont., faces several child-pornography related charges. - 8/14/2022
Blame Bill Gates and sue the school principal: Doctor who unmasked and shared COVID conspiracy tales gets 9-months suspension
Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson has a history of discipline with the CPSO, including a four-month suspension for his 'cavalier and reckless approach to opioid prescribing' in a case that was brought to light by four pharmacists. - 8/14/2022
Is virtual care about as good as an in-person appointment? Half of Albertans think so
But many patients also said virtual care requires both physician and patient to work harder at communicating and understanding each other, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. - 8/11/2022
Deadly patient or just really angry? What one doctor did after a patient threatened to kill him
'You better learn jiu jitsu and hand-to-hand combat if you ever take my opioids away,' Dr. David Bittleman's patient wrote him. 'You better learn how to defend yourself!'
