Ontario NDP promising provincial pharmacare if elected in 2018TORONTO – Ontario's NDP is pledging to create a provincial pharmacare plan, appealing to the grassroots about a year out from the start of next year's election campaign. Winnipeg woman fined for posing as a nurse to get job, access to drugs Your obese patients are getting shortchanged on treatment access Lack of recognition as a chronic disease is at the heart of the problem, report says Allow pharmacists to adapt opioid scripts: Canadian Pharmacists Association The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is urging Health Canada to give pharmacists the authority to adapt opioid prescriptions, as a means to help manage opioid abuse. Get ready for Spring conference season! Several provinces are gearing up for annual conferences and meetings. CDR recommends coverage for Mifegymiso Studies showing the efficacy and safety of Mifegymiso convinced the Common Drug Review (CDR) expert panel to recommend coverage of the abortion pill. Duavive: new combo for menopausal vasomotor symptoms Includes selective estrogen receptor modulator to reduce risk of estrogen-related endometrial hyperplasia Ontario's nurse practitioners now authorized to prescribe narcotics, order tests, and diagnose patients The NPAO claims that Ontario is the last jurisdiction in North American where nurses hadn't already been able to do this Former ER doctor sentenced to two years in prison for fentanyl-related crimes The crown has been pressing for an eight-year sentence, but the judge ruled that the doctor was truly remorseful New medical cannabis legislation raises concerns: pharmacy groups Without pharmacists, new legislation fails to enhance patient safety Oral corticosteroid eases sore throat symptoms over 48 hours But researcher cautions the treatment is no ‘silver bullet’ CAPT conference around the corner Registration is open for the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians' annual national professional development conference. First Previous 504 505 506 507 508 Next Last