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- 4/12/2018
CMA VP gets booed saying medical cannabis system isn't needed once legalization happens
Dr. Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of professionalism of the Canadian Medical Association, took the floor to present the position of his association that a separate regulatory framework for the therapeutic use of cannabis is no longer necessary now that legalization is almost here. - 4/12/2018
Is a hypochondriac faking it?
- 4/12/2018
Shortage alert of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr.
Pfizer Canada has advised Health Canada that there is a shortage of EpiPen 0.3 mg, with shortages of EpiPen Jr (0.15 mg) expected to follow. Pfizer is reporting that the current supply constraints are due to delays at the manufacturing facility - 4/12/2018
Canadian online pharmacy to be fined millions for illegal imports into the US
An online pharmacy that bills itself as Canada's largest is expected to be fined $34 million today for importing counterfeit cancer drugs and other unapproved pharmaceuticals into the United States, a sentence that one advocacy group called too light for such a heinous crime. - 4/11/2018
New instruction manual for developing evidence-based deprescribing guidelines
Provides step-by-step instructions for creating an evidence-based deprescribing guideline for a specific medication class.