According to Carex Canada, approximately 22,900 pharmacy technicians—the largest occupational group in Canada—are exposed to antineoplastic agents as traditional anti-cancer drugs such as methotrexate and tamoxifen are dispensed more frequently from community pharmacies.
The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) has asked pharmacy techs and other practitioners to provide feedback on a standardized continuous quality assurance (CQA) program for medication safety, including the mandatory reporting of anonymous medication incident data to a third party.
Diabetic neuropathies are a disabling condition and the most common form has been estimated to occur in at least 20% of people with type 1 diabetes after 20 years of disease duration, and 10-15% of newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, increasing to 50% after. There are several treatment options for those who present with symptoms.
Further to a recent recall of RestoraLAX 45+10, Health Canada is advising Canadians that Bayer Inc. is expanding its voluntary recall to include specific lots of RestoraLAX 30+7 Bonus Packs due to a potential choking hazard.
