Drug Safety

A recent global survey found that around 60% of people fear their medicines could be fake—and the unsettling truth is that they have good reason to.

The findings suggest workplace injuries, precarious employment and limited access to benefits may contribute to elevated overdose risks in several industries.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy is emphasizing that patients must receive up-to-date risk information in order to get informed consent.

Dr. Robert Dickson encounters a puzzling rash on a 10-month-old patient.

A new CMAJ paper describes the case of a 79-year-old man who had a fever, chills and generalized weakness that caused him to fall last summer.

A pharmacist avoids a potentially harmful dosing error after recognizing that different strengths of a combination drug were not directly interchangeable.

A patient was prescribed 1 mg of hydromorphone at home. Instead, they received four 10 mg injections. By the time the mistake was caught, it was too late.

The federal regulator is reviewing drug's approval after concerns emerge over integrity of clinical trial data.

CMAJ authors provide decision-making pathway to help clinicians weigh benefits and risks and engage with patients and caregivers.

Get the info you need on these new products, generics, indications and more in our full drug news roundup for July.