Drug Regulations

Pharmacies and healthcare providers are facing rising drug costs and uneven supplies as sanctions and import disruptions make some medicines harder to find.

The college will keep its current fee structure for now, with a broader review of fees planned after financial forecasts are developed.

Loblaw says its new AI chatbot offers more reliable, Canada-specific health information, but experts say users should understand the privacy trade-offs before linking their health data.

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on the substance.

Health Canada halted all collections at Grifols’ Taylor Avenue location on Wednesday after it found compliance problems at the privately run clinic that pays for plasma donations.

‘I was not involved’ is not a governance system and other hard truths that pharmacists fulfilling the director role need to keep in mind.

Health Canada began investigating earlier this year after two donors died, each at a separate Grifols location in Winnipeg.

A college committee had found that pharmacy staff knew the pregnant patient was out of medication when they initially told her to return after the long weekend.

Only one brand, Zonnic, has been approved for sale in Canada since 2024.

The policy leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy of such a program.