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- 8/31/2011
Ethics and Issues: Your thoughts on remote dispensing
Do you know anything about the ‘Pharmacy ATMs’ launched in Ontario and do you think it is a positive development? - 8/31/2011
Mind Your Business: Why should you care about marketing?
Today’s consumer is most interested in how you can solve a problem or fill a need and then deliver the solution in the way that they prefer. - 8/31/2011
References: Managing chemotherapy side effects
Cancer care in the community: the drugstore's role. - 8/31/2011
Drug News: September 2011
Benlysta: new IV immunosuppressant for SLE; Brilinta: new antiplatelet agent for prevention of CV events after ACS. - 8/31/2011
N.S. prescription drug report fails to set timelines
Report on drug problem criticized for not setting timelines, financial commitments. - 8/31/2011
Adverse Reactions: Long-term safety of PPIs
Two recent publications highlight the long-term safety of these medications, specifically concerning the development of hypomagnesemia and the increased risk of bone fractures. - 8/31/2011
SickKids wins gold for innovative business model
The commitment to innovation of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto has been recognized by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada with a Gold Award in Innovative Management. - 8/31/2011
Staxyn: new rapid-dissolving vardenafil tablet for erectile dysfunction
Drug is the first phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor marketed in an orally disintegrating tablet dosage form. - 8/30/2011
IMGs sue N.B. regulator over licence terminology
College of physicians and surgeons says change not meant to stop them from moving from province - 8/30/2011
Kevin Smith named supervisor for Niagara Health System
The Ontario government has appointed Dr. Kevin Smith as supervisor for Niagara Health System. On Aug. 15, Health Minister Deb Matthews recommended to cabinet that a provincial supervisor be appointed to the troubled health system—the largest in the province—which had come under fire for a dangerous outbreak of C. difficile.