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- 3/16/2020
Quebec relaxes pharmacist prescribing rules amid pandemic
Regulators acted immediately after a physician suggested the change over Twitter - 3/16/2020
Helping your patients with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic
People with diabetes, especially those with poor glycemic control, may be at increased risk of more severe symptoms and complications from coronavirus infection - 3/16/2020
Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19 right now
One infectious disease specialist stressed that social distancing plays the bigger role in containing spread; with measures to limit contact with others, the need for tests will drop - 3/16/2020
N.S. pharmacist gets year ban after admitting to substance abuse
Anne Tufts admitted to removing narcotics from the pharmacy at which she worked for personal misuse - 3/16/2020
Shoppers Drug Mart, Maple offering free access to virtual care
Canadians may access normally for-fee telemedicine service at no cost, for a one-week period - 3/16/2020
Pandemic leads Alberta Pharmacist Association to propose new screening service
The RxA said that funding the service could allow pharmacists to help relieve health system - 3/15/2020
Concern about Canadian supplies amid global shortage of PPE
Provinces report adequate supplies but community clinics say PPE is scarce - 3/15/2020
The strength of Canadian doctors
- 3/15/2020
Toronto pharmacy professor working on COVID-19 'lab in a box'
The project received $1 million from the federal government as part of the $27 million earmarked for coronavirus research - 3/15/2020
280 of Quebec's specialist physicians in isolation
Premier François Legault imposed mandatory 14-day isolation for all health personnel who've returned from abroad on or after March 12 - 3/15/2020
Pharmacists making and selling own hand sanitizer
As demand rises in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Ontario pharmacies filling the gap - 3/15/2020
Alberta's chief medical health officer in self-isolation, gets coronavirus test
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is currently experiencing mild symptoms consistent with the common cold