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- 10/13/2021
Alberta takes pediatric triage possibility off the table
Earlier in 2021, the AHS released critical care triage protocol that could be needed should a “major surge” of COVID-19 hospitalizations resulting in 90% or more occupation of the province’s ICU beds. - 10/13/2021
Vaccinating Hamilton’s homeless, one block at a time
I overcame an entire lifetime of avoiding responsibility, moving on from any job when things stopped being fun, and allowed myself to be voted in as the lead physician of the Shelter Health Network Physicians Group. It will be a couple of hours a week they said, no big deal they said . . . - 10/13/2021
Riva-Risperidone lot recalled due to possibility of some bottles containing the wrong medication
Health Canada warns of a possibility that pharmacists might not recognize the error and accidentally repackage and dispense pill bottles containing incorrect medication. - 10/13/2021
Nova Scotia law would create protest buffer zones around healthcare facilities
The Progressive Conservative government says the Protecting Access to Health Services Act will also ban protests at the homes of patients who receive care where they live. - 10/13/2021
Pharmacy Leader Amy Lamb: "Creating safe spaces for my patients to heal has been my primary goal."
Pharmacists have many hats, and your personal strengths and motivations help you leverage these diverse roles into meaningful careers. The role I will serve today may be vastly different from the role I serve next year, and certainly 10 years from now. The problems are endless, but the solutions, and subsequent opportunities for pharmacists, are as well. - 10/13/2021
The story behind the new miniseries 'Dopesick,': an opioid crisis story that needed 'to be told'
The eight-part miniseries about America's opioid crisis weaves together the painkiller's devastating toll and the actions of those who aided it or failed to stop it. - 10/12/2021
Amazon Pharmacy is coming. Will you be ready?
What do you feel when you hear Amazon Pharmacy is coming to Canada? Fear? Frustration? Annoyance? Perhaps you feel excited because you are curious to try the service? - 10/11/2021
A look at the Texas abortion law's swift impact, and future
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-page order Friday night, reinstating a Texas law that prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks—and before some women know they're pregnant. - 10/11/2021
Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe
In an interview with The Associated Press, Noubar Afeyan also reiterated a pledge Moderna made a year ago not to enforce patent infringement on anyone else making a coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic. - 10/11/2021
Quebec's nurses order says it will suspend licence for unvaccinated members
The Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec said Monday it will suspend the working licenses of its members who are not adequately vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Friday. - 10/11/2021
Merck asks U.S. FDA to authorize promising anti COVID pill
All other FDA-backed treatments against COVID-19 require an IV or injection.