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- 7/23/2024
Ottawa pharmacy team’s swift action saves customer’s life
Pharmacists in a Shoppers Drug Mart in Ottawa saved a customer’s life after she collapsed in the store, thanks to having a defibrillator close at hand. - 7/22/2024
Neighbourhood Pharmacies encourages Doug Ford to ‘leverage the power of community pharmacy’
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada had previously called for pharmacy-led clinics, like those in Nova Scotia, to be implemented nationwide. - 7/19/2024
New CPS guidance on cow’s milk protein allergy in children
The Canadian Paediatric Society's new position statement focuses on non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk protein allergy, the most common allergy in children under three. - 7/12/2024
OCP board votes to allow Siva Sivapalan to participate fully in meeting
The OCP board voted on whether Sivapalan was in conflict with what was discussed at the meeting, as a conflict of interest investigation is still ongoing. - 7/12/2024
New guidance: minimum spacing between common lab tests
Choosing Wisely Canada and Canada’s Drug Agency have released guidance on how five commonly used lab tests—antinuclear antibody, hemoglobin A1C, lipase, serum protein electrophoresis and thyroid-stimulating hormone—should be spaced out. - 7/12/2024
Payer-directed care and closed PPNs ‘pose potential risk of harm’: OCP
At a meeting, the Ontario College of Pharmacists approved the statement that rebukes closed preferred-provider networks (PPNs) and payer-directed care. They also discussed the rise of vertical integration, when groups like Telus or the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan own their preferred pharmacies. - 7/10/2024
Should FOIs be allowed to request pharmacy-level billing information?
The Ontario Pharmacists Association says a freedom of information request asking for pharmacy-level data on MedsChecks and other services is inappropriate. Do you agree? - 7/8/2024
Cancer is affecting more young people than ever before: How healthcare can learn to meet their needs
The cancer diagnosis of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, at the relatively young age of 42 brought attention to the realities of being diagnosed with cancer as a younger person. - 7/5/2024
Lalitha Raman-Wilms becoming new dean of UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Before this, Raman-Wilms was the dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba. - 7/5/2024
RECALL: Teva-Ectosone lot
Teva Canada is recalling a lot of Teva-Ectosone after it found unacceptably high levels of an impurity in it.