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- 7/31/2019
National pharmacare will save money and lives
Coverage for essential and effective medications would be the “ounce of prevention” that is worth a pound of cure in our cash-strapped Canadian healthcare system - 7/31/2019
Study shows positive impact of implementing formulary in private drug plan
After the implementation of the formulary, plan spending dropped by $13.2 million over the 18 months after the coverage change—a 49.7% decline - 7/31/2019
Doctor suspended for two weeks for ordering allergy tests for friend's daughter
Dr. Stéphanie Rémillard, a gastroenterologist in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., has received a temporary two-week suspension for prescribing a serological allegery test for allergies to a friend's daughter without performing an adequate exam to develop a diagnosis. - 7/31/2019
Canada wasn't consulted on specifics of U.S. plan to import prescription drugs
Faced with voter anger over the steep and rising costs of drugs in the U.S., several states have passed laws allowing residents to import drugs from Canada. - 7/31/2019
New Canadian guidelines for managing luminal Crohn’s disease in children
Aim to enhance clinician–patient discussions and help patients make evidence-based informed decisions about their treatment - 7/30/2019
B.C. woman, fake doctor, jailed for repeatedly administering Botox
The regulatory body that governs all British Columbia doctors says a woman who once advertised herself as "Dr. LipJob'' is now serving consecutive 30-day sentences for defying a court order prohibiting her from injecting Botox and dermal fillers. - 7/30/2019
Health Canada warns of possible graft rejection when oral tacrolimus formulations switched
Immediate-, extended- and prolonged-release oral formulations of tacrolimus are not interchangeable - 7/30/2019
Redevelopment of Cariboo hospital moves forward in interior of B.C.
The British Columbia government has approved a plan to redevelop Cariboo Memorial Hospital at a cost of $217.75 million, which will be shared by the province, Interior Health and Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District.