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- 5/16/2018
N.L. close to announcing funding plan on abortion pill, health minister says
Newfoundland and Labrador—the only province that does not provide at least partial coverage of the abortion pill—is under renewed pressure to do so - 5/16/2018
New Canadian guideline for deprescribing benzodiazepines, zopiclone and zolpidem
Provides guidance on when and how to safely taper and stop benzodiazepine receptor agonists being used for insomnia - 5/16/2018
Stories from retirement: Shake on it
- 5/16/2018
One in four Canadian seniors prescribed 10 or more drugs: CIHI
In 2016, about 1.6 million seniors (representing approximately 1 in 4 Canadians age 65 and older) were prescribed 10 or more drug classes, according to a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) that looks broadly at drug use among Canadian seniors. - 5/16/2018
Twenty percent of Canadian patients responsible for 80% of private drug costs
That patient population responsible for the majority of claims were also more likely to be non-adherent - 5/16/2018
$500M settlement reached with Michigan State in Larry Nassar case
Nassar is currently serving sentences that will likely keep him in prison for life