Antihypertensives and serious fall injuries in the elderlyIncreased risk is particularly apparent in those with previous fall injuries. B.C. covers cost of insulin pumps for Type 1 diabetics up to age 25Since 2008, PharmaCare has provided coverage for patients up to age 18. Lax hospital pharmacy policies partly behind drug abuse B.C. report partly blames pharmacy departments for “explosion” of prescription drug abuse. Struggles Down Under Lessons from Australia's clamp down on med reviews and pharmacists' fight to retain exclusive drugstore ownership rights. What your patients are reading – Week of February 24, 2014 Do Canadian travellers require typhoid vaccine? Recommended for travellers to South Asia, but not other destinations. Lab values standards of practice coming to Nova Scotia soon Alberta is currently the only other Canadian province where pharmacists are ordering and interpreting tests. Study finds low rate of adverse events related to vaccinations in Ontario Report the first of what is to be an annual assessment of vaccine safety in the province. CPD update: Old Mainpro credits out, new learning coming Updated system designed to simplify reporting, encourage participation in activities that lead to better patient outcomes Mount Sinai’s neonatal unit being redeveloped Accreditation Canada database now fully integrated 'Medicine is not a nine-to-five job,' says CPSA registrar The registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta is reminding doctors that medicine means working overtime to ensure patients get treatment. First Previous 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389 Next Last