Patient Compliance

What pharmacists should know when caring for patients with Tourette syndrome.

Susan Beresford juggles involvement in six professional bodies, in addition to her full-time job as dispensary manager.

Ontarians view their pharmacists as the most trustworthy sources of information about prescription drugs, according to a new survey by Ipsos Reid.

Muscle symptoms are the most prevalent and important adverse effects associated with stain therapy, and often result in suboptimal adherence.

Santhera Pharmaceuticals is introducing Catena for the symptomatic management of patients with Friedreich's ataxia, which is a rare, progressive neuromuscular disease.

In October, Novartis expects to launch Tasigna for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in adults who have developed resistance or intolerance to at least one prior therapy, including imatinib.

Bayer's Xarelto (rivaroxaban 10 mg tablets) is the second new oral anticoagulant to be marketed in Canada this year, following the introduction of Boehringer Ingelheim's Pradax (dabigatran etexilate 75 mg and 110 mg capsules) in July.

Cow's milk protein allergy is the most common form of milk protein allergy, occurring in 2-5% of formula-fed babies and 0.4-0.5% of breastfed babies.