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- 1/18/2022
Health Canada safety review of drug used for rheumatoid arthritis finds heart and cancer risks
The review found there are risks especially for older patients, patients that are or used to smoke, or who have cardiovascular or cancer risk factors. - 1/18/2022
Top tips to prevent third-party pharmacy audits and clawbacks in your pharmacy
It is probably fair to say that at the moment people hear they are going to be audited they feel a certain amount of anxiety. This is certainly no different in the world of pharmacy with respect to the auditing of prescription drug plan claims. However, the stress caused by a potential or impending audit can be reduced tremendously by being proactive and prepared. - 1/18/2022
Case report: ‘I’m allergic to everything’
A somewhat whimsical case Dr. Robert Dickson has just seen in his clinic. - 1/18/2022
Paramedics who treated fatally wounded teen receive 18 months' conditional sentence
Prosecutors alleged that the pair approached Al-Hasnawi on the night of Dec. 2, 2017 with the "preconceived notion'' he had only a superficial injury from a BB or pellet gun. - 1/18/2022
Feds appear in no rush to conduct overdue parliamentary review of assisted dying law
Repeated delays have led some critics to conclude that the government would rather wait for court rulings to force its hand, rather than plunge into the potentially politically explosive questions the parliamentary review was supposed to explore. - 1/18/2022
COVID-19 antiviral pill incoming as fifth wave's peak in sight for some provinces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first shipment of an oral COVID-19 pill is making its way across Canada but is no substitute for vaccination against the rapidly spreading virus. - 1/18/2022
‘If you report me to the MOT, I will report you to the CPSO’
After an abnormal MoCA test, the patient wouldn’t follow up for further assessment. Now Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders if he has a duty to report to the Ministry of Transportation out of drive-safe concerns. - 1/18/2022
How do you optimize your pharmacy staffing?
Whether you own one store or a chain of pharmacies, staffing is likely to be your largest expense, but also one of the major drivers of patients to your pharmacy. - 1/18/2022
Doctor as patient: The follow-up
Dr. Mark Wise explores the world of the follow-up appointment, as he continues to document his experience as a doctor as patient in his journey with Parkinson's. - 1/18/2022
Canadian trial: remdesivir reduces need for ventilation by half for COVID patients
The study, published Wednesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is the largest single-country trial of remdesivir reported to date.