The Pharmacy Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL) has released a report — The Pharmacist Option: Leveraging Newfoundland and Labrador’s Pharmacists for Cost-Effective Health Care Delivery — that says broadening pharmacists’ scope of practice in key areas could save taxpayers about $165 million.
A serum creatinine measurement is not performed in about one-quarter of diabetes patients prior to starting metformin therapy, according to the results of a new Canadian study.