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- 1/21/2018
Final phase of MDMA assisted psychotherapy trials to kick off in Vancouver
Researchers across North America, including British Columbia, are gearing up for the third and final stage of trials ahead of plans to legalize psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in Canada and the United States by 2021. - 1/18/2018
Pharmacists urged to look for broken birth control pills
There have been complaints that the blister packages for both contained an active pill that was roughly half the proper size. - 1/18/2018
Saskatchewan patients have complained that physicians are playing favourites with pharmacies
The issue is new to the college and may be linked to concerns over expanded scope of practice for pharmacists - 1/17/2018
Number of patients in Halifax ER without family doctor doubled in last five years
Dr. Kirk Magee, the chief of emergency medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the central zone, told CBC News that it's now about 14% of patients in the hospital's ER—about 25 to 30 a day. - 1/17/2018
Effectiveness of morning sickness drug Diclectin called into question
A medication commonly prescribed for morning sickness during pregnancy appears to be ineffective, based on results from a previously unpublished clinical trial paid for by its Canadian manufacturer and submitted as part of the approval process to both Health Canada and the FDA, a new report suggests.