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- 11/12/2020
Are you listening yet? Check out these podcasts by and for pharmacists
Here are some pharmacy-inspired podcasts to put on your radar, available via most popular podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, iTunes, Podbean and Stitcher. - 11/12/2020
Case report: A puzzling foot rash
- 11/12/2020
My ex-best friend: A parable on US
Where do I start to tell you about my best friend Sam? I've known him all of my life. While we've always lived apart, he's had a major influence on me and in many ways has shaped my life, making me who I am today. I know, I know, it sounds like hyperbole, but let me explain. - 11/12/2020
5 Tips: Enhancing adherence to inhaler therapy
Whether being used to treat asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory inhalers have very high nonadherence rates at 30%-to-70%. - 11/12/2020
Chains, independents partner with U.S. Health and Human Services to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
Ahead of vaccine approval, pharmacies have been named key immunization sites by the U.S. health agency - 11/12/2020
Assisted dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities
Bill C-7 attempts to strike a balance between an individual's right to personal autonomy and self-determination and the need to protect vulnerable people who might feel pressured—either directly or indirectly by societal attitudes and a lack of support services—into seeking medical help to end their lives. - 11/11/2020
ER staff must update how they respond when opioid users present
Until recently, only methadone was available to help these patients get off street drugs and, although Health Canada has removed prescribing restrictions for methadone, in Ontario the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario still requires us to get special training. - 11/11/2020
OMA says Ontario's new colour-coded COVID-19 framework doesn't go far enough
In a release, the OMA said doctors support the concept of such a framework but say its current form is too lax and allows too many businesses to remain open given the corresponding number of cases of the virus. - 11/11/2020
Answering common questions about the INSTI HIV Self-Test
Review key facts with patients to ensure appropriate use of the self-test to detect human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. - 11/11/2020
Quebec plans to include in vitro fertilization to government funded health services
The procedure currently costs at least $6,000, not including the price of the cocktail of hormones a patient must take. That cost can rise significantly if more complex forms of the procedure—or donated eggs—are required.