Healthcare

Dr. Marcia Anderson spearheaded the project to begin voluntary collection of this data across the province.

Get the info you need on these new products, part of our drug news roundup for December.

Beyond faster automation or smarter software, the future of pharmacy really is all about the people.

Being Jewish I have always worked on Christmas. Having no family obligations, I always have fun at the parties people put on in the hospital. When I worked emergency, I always preferred the people suffering from indigestion and loneliness who showed up at Christmastime to the obnoxious drunks and driving disasters of New Years Eve.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada is urging the Ontario government to reconsider its plan to expand the scopes of practice for psychologists and other health professionals.

The two colleges say they’ve been contacted by Health Canada over reports that some physicians and NPs are issuing broad directives to authorize RNs to administer injections of bioactive agents, in contravention of the Food and Drugs Act.

U.S. study estimates the incidence and identifies predictors of gabapentinoid–loop diuretic prescribing cascades in nursing home residents.

The province says this move is aimed at disincentivizing pharmacies from offering cash incentives to patients.