The 50-minute session will focus on safety concerns with labelling of IV fluids, strategies to mitigate fluoropyrimidine toxicity and the National System for Incident Reporting transition.
Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions, due to incorrect drug, dosing or duration, may lead to emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms, adverse drug events and increased healthcare expenditures.
A study conducted in Ontario shows that the use of first-generation antihistamines increases the risk of delirium in hospitalized seniors—calling for a review of certain prescribing practices.
The term ‘food noise’ has emerged alongside the popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists—known as GLP-1 medications—that treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
A visually dramatic case with a challenging, uncommon scenario came to Dr. Robert Dickson’s walk-in, where parents decided which diagnosis they would prefer.
A Health Canada safety review examines the use of dimethyl fumarate and the risk of gastrointestinal events of perforation, ulceration, hemorrhage and obstruction.
