Three pharmacy research projects awarded CFP innovation grantsThree research projects lead by pharmacists got a $125,000 boost in overall funding as recipients of this year’s Innovation Fund grant from the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP). The opioid crisis you haven't heard aboutThe 2017 guideline to restrict opiate prescriptions has resulted in patients who feel degraded, discriminated against, shamed and even suicidal Supreme Court sides with naturopath in manslaughter, negligence case A Quebec naturopath is not guilty of manslaughter or criminal negligence in the death of an elderly man, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Canadian allergists' group wants Benadryl behind the counter due to side effects One doctor says newer generation H1 antihistamines—such as Reactine, Claritin and Aerius—are safer, more effective and work more quickly. Study finds emergency department visits jumped after valsartan recall Before the recall emergency room visits in the group studied averaged 0.11% per month but in the month following the recall, the rate jumped to 0.17% PrescribeIT now in over 250 communities, Infoway announces Canada's generic drug shortage dilemma If we are to solve the ongoing problem of drug shortages, we need to think about how to become less reliant on international supply chains Time for pharmacy to stand united, says OPA’s new CEO Justin Bates and Sherif Guorgui, the head of a network of independent pharmacies, discuss the recent round of cuts in Ontario and where to go next Costco, Instacart reportedly piloting prescription delivery Costco and Instacart are said to be piloting fast delivery of prescription drugs on the West Coast of the U.S. Brand drug discount cards increase private insurer costs by 46% Discount cards for brand-name drugs provided to patients increased private insurer costs by 46% and varied in their impact on out-of-pocket payments by patients, found new research in the CMAJ. First Previous 438 439 440 441 442 Next Last