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- 2/16/2012
Champix may help reduce alcohol consumption
Smoking-cessation drug varenicline (marketed as Champix in Canada) may have potential as a means of reducing alcohol consumption - 2/16/2012
Hospital implements credentialing for visiting vendors
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Ont., has awarded a three-year contract to Vendor Credentialing Services Canada to provide credentialing, compliance and an access program for external vendors. - 2/16/2012
DIS elevating pharmacy practice: Infoway's chief exec
In the first of a series of rotating blogs on the clinical value of health IT, Infoway's Richard Alvarez discuses some of the positive impacts drug information systems have had on community pharmacies. - 2/15/2012
Alberta group critical of announced reforms
Pharmacists supporting an online advocacy campaign have issued a media release warning that the province’s recently announced drug plan reforms will have a detrimental impact on the services that pharmacists provide Albertans. - 2/15/2012
Ottawa funds three mental health services projects for youth
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has announced the federal government will be funding three projects designed to improve access to mental health services for Canadian children and youth. - 2/15/2012
Radiopharmaceutical for prostate cancer treatment readied for trials
A new targeted radiopharmaceutical, designed to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation directly to metastatic prostate cancer, will be manufactured in Hamilton, Ont. It will be used in clinical trials to evaluate its efficacy and benefits for patients. - 2/14/2012
Drummond report recommends expanded scope for pharmacists
Economist suggests allowing pharmacists to administer routine injections and inhalations, make therapeutic substitutions and prescribe for minor ailments.