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- 10/11/2018
Quebecers to wake up Oct. 17 to some of the strictest cannabis laws in Canada
The federal law permits Canadians to grow up to four marijuana plants per residence; Quebec's law bans all private cultivation, and public consumption - 10/11/2018
Montreal doctors can prescribe free visits to art museum in pilot project
Art therapy is believed to release hormones and distract from chronic pain - 10/11/2018
Should we splinter the OMA?
Challenging the OMA is good, but in time any new groups that form will find that they face the same problems as their current association—or worse - 10/10/2018
Countdown to first “Pharmacy Technician Day” in Canada
Canadian RPhTs and industry associations are planning special initiatives to celebrate on Tuesday, October 16. - 10/10/2018
CPhA calls for big changes to Canadian pharmacies in federal budget recommendations
The recommendations contain several asks related to national pharmacare, retail marijuana and opioid awareness - 10/10/2018
2018 Consolidated Canadian guideline for preventing and managing cardiovascular disease in primary care
C-CHANGE guideline combines recommendations from nine Canadian cardiovascular-related guidelines to meet primary care needs - 10/9/2018
Conference Board of Canada calls for better understanding of retail drug prices
Variations in the retail prices that Canadians pay for prescription pharmaceuticals can lead to confusion and perceptions of unfairness - 10/9/2018
Poor women who use midwives have healthier babies
A study published in the British Medical Journal Open reports that midwifery patients were 41% less likely to have a small-for-gestational-age baby compared to patients of obstetricians - 10/9/2018
October 16: A day to celebrate your Pharmacy Technicians
This year's theme for Pharmacy Technician Day is “Celebrating the Essential Role of the Pharmacy Technician.”