Press Review - April 9, 2012 What Your Patients Are Reading - Week of April 9th How to initiate insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes New systematic review and meta-analysis examines insulin therapy. How Saskatoon's pharmacists are handling drug shortages Having established relationships and communication channels are key. New risk statements required for benzocaine product labels New statements focus on the risk of methemoglobinemia and how to recognize its signs and symptoms. Drug shortages: what is the industry doing? Manufacturers support healthcare professionals in the short-term, but say uncovering long-term solution is the real priority. Drug reforms will hit NB pharmacies hard: Blanchard Despite government incentives, the New Brunswick Pharmacists Association is grappling with disparities in drug reforms compared to other provinces. Atlantic pharmacies pilot therapeutic substitution Prompted by legislation around pharmacists’ expanded scope of practice, Medavie Blue Cross is conducting a pilot that could help determine fee-for-service models in the future. Auscultations - April 10, 2012 Quebec coroners recommend moving dextromethorphan to Annex II Recommendations were made following the deaths of two men in their sixties who were victims of “accidental DM intoxication” in spring 2011. First Previous 3176 3177 3178 3179 3180 Next Last
