ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/28/2024
Mail-order mifepristone effective, acceptable and feasible: study
The study found that more than 90% of participants were satisfied with medication abortion by mail. - 5/28/2024
Shoppers Drug Mart mid-way through mission to donate 40 million period care products
Shoppers Drug Mart highlighted its progress on Menstrual Hygiene Day. - 5/27/2024
PLAAN smoothes process for pharmacies to offer naloxone kits
The tool from Box Labs screens patients and uses text messages to try to get naloxone in every household with an opioid prescription. - 5/27/2024
Minor ailment? Grand River Hospital's new emergency department retail pharmacy can help
Grand River Hospital's new emergency department retail pharmacy will treat minor ailments and provide after-hours prescriptions, allowing patients to be discharged faster. - 5/22/2024
‘The WhatsApp of healthcare’: Lumeca Messages lets providers send secure messages
It’s 2024—why are healthcare providers still relying on faxes and phone messages to communicate? - 5/22/2024
Pharmasave to offer AIR MILES
Pharmasave customers will be able to earn AIR MILES at the pharmacies starting in September. - 5/22/2024
Manulife lets pharmacists switch specialty medication customers
The change finishes the shifts that began when the company faced a backlash around changes to its preferred provider network. - 5/21/2024
Is triage a dead end for healthcare?
The prevalence and pervasiveness of triage signals a serious imbalance in demand and supply that needs to be fixed. But triage is not the solution. - 5/17/2024
KindRx campaign fights back against pharmacy staff harassment
The Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia created the campaign in response to high levels of harassment of pharmacy staff. - 5/17/2024
Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?
Anecdotal reports from patients taking semaglutide for weight loss suggest it may also reduce their desire to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or take other drugs. But does the research back this up?