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- 7/4/2024
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. - 7/4/2024
RECALL: Teva-Ectosone lot
Teva Canada is recalling a lot of Teva-Ectosone after it found unacceptably high levels of an impurity in it. - 7/4/2024
Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern
Cytostatic drugs, which are one of the molecules used to treat cancers, are now classified as contaminants of emerging concern due to their hazardous environmental impact. - 7/3/2024
Help wanted: National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee seeks applicants
The eight-person committee marks recommendations for the scheduling of non-prescription drugs. - 7/2/2024
Major OCP report reveals what corporate pressures pharmacists say they’re facing really look like
‘I didn’t study pharmacy to be pressured into sales.’ - 6/27/2024
UBC researchers create oral insulin drops for diabetes
The needle-free alternative is a mixture of insulin and a cell-penetrating peptide that's absorbed into the body after being put under the tongue. - 6/26/2024
Lindsay Dixon launches AI-powered search engine for pharmacists
The search engine, Medlume, summarizes and cites key studies in topic areas, and it only returns results from PubMed. - 6/25/2024
Nightmares could be an early warning sign of an autoimmune disease flare-up: new study
Descriptions of flare-related nightmares in the study often involved being attacked, trapped, crushed or falling. - 6/24/2024
Coutu family wins award from Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada also gave the Distinguished Partner of the Year Award to Mike Dutton, vice president and general manager of Pharmascience Canada. - 6/24/2024
Infant’s tragic death after neglect sparks urgent calls for system changes
As a community in Kingston, Ont., grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a tragedy could unfold.