Medication Management

Nova Scotia to improve drug treatment following deaths

Government commits to finding additional methadone treatment space as it deals with prescription-drug abuse, deaths.
Quebec college angry over pharmacists’ legislative gambit

QUEBEC CITY | The Quebec College of Physicians has lashed out at its pharmacist counterpart in connection to the pharmacists' drafting of legislation to widen pharmacists’ powers.
Shortage of some cancer drugs is a concern for hospitals

Hospital pharmacies are keeping a careful eye on certain cancer drugs that are in short supply.
CABG adds little to ischemic heart failure treatment
The pressure’s on to treat resistant hypertension

Causes of this common problem in primary care may include overlooked comorbidities or unrelated medications
Managing heart failure on the front lines of care

Family physicians are key players in helping patients to follow treatment plans and avoid hospitalization
50 years of MedicAlert in Canada

Fifty years after MedicAlert came to Canada, the company has more than one million Canadian members and says it continues to innovate when it comes to the way medical information is stored and communicated.
Memorial University School of Pharmacy to award its first PhD

Mohamed Mahmoud's research involved new drug delivery system capable of providing more constant, sustained delivery of treatment for cancer.

Cold comfort for heart patients