CPhA Update: Winter/Spring 2011Tackling drug shortages, promotes renewed role for feds in health care. Immunization UpdateA look at new recommendations for immunization in Canada. Asthma Update A focus on new management recommendations for children and adults. Clinical Notes: New statement on VTE risk with OCs Recent reports suggesting an increased VTE risk with drospirenone-containing OCs have significant methodological flaws. Clinical Notes: Reducing vaccination pain An interdisciplinary group has developed evidence-based guidelines on how to reduce pain in children being vaccinated. Research Highlights: Buprenorphine vs methadone for opioid dependency in pregnancy Study compares buprenorphine and methadone for the treatment of opioid-dependent pregnant patients with respect to NAS outcomes. MRI helps direct treatment of ‘wake-up’ stroke cases Brain scans show who can benefit from clot-busting drugs Loblaw pharmacists now diabetes screeners CDA launches campaign to raise public awareness of the importance of being screened for type 2 diabetes. Study touts intrapartum screening for group B strep Testing during labour finds cases that otherwise would be missed Saskatchewan pharmacies pull tobacco The Saskatchewan government has joined all but two other provinces in banning the sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products in pharmacies and retail-store pharmacies. First Previous 3489 3490 3491 3492 3493 Next Last
