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- 12/22/2013
Manitoba Pharmaceutical Act to finally take effect
Starting next year, pharmacists will finally be able to take on expanded professional roles in the community. - 12/22/2013
A few of our favourite 2013 blogs
As we reflect on another year of political decisions, financial concerns and health-care reports, sometimes it's best to let the physicians speak their mind. So with that in mind, here are some of the Medical Post's most popular blogs from 2013. - 12/22/2013
Controversial stories that made headlines in 2013
Rate MDs is always a tricky subject with our readers—so it's not surprising that a story about how the website distorts the truth was one of our better-read online stories this year. - 12/22/2013
From medical pot to college budgets: 2013's political stories
From medical marijuana to our investigation about the growing budgets of the provincial colleges, 2013 was a year of big political issues for physicians - 12/22/2013
Ask the Mental Health Expert: Antidepressant combinations
With so much research trying to create antidepressants with very distinct receptor properties, is there any good reason to then prescribe a TCA with an SSRI and an SNRI, etc.? In other words, why do we see combination prescribing that in effect generalizes an otherwise selective receptor stimulant? - 12/22/2013
Press Review - December 23, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Elderly patient Tadeusz Czubak discharged to empty house not a ‘one-off' case. Read this and - 12/19/2013
Breo Ellipta: new combo inhaler for COPD
Once-daily corticosteroid/LABA indicated for COPD maintenance and to reduce exacerbations. - 12/19/2013
Saskatchewan rolling out more minor ailments
New pharmacist prescribing privileges coming in stages.