Average waits for knee replacement surgery top 670 days in southwestern Ontario hospitalThe administrator of the local health integration network fears this may turn into an addictions issue, since most patients on these wait lists rely on opioids for pain relief Health Canada’s OTC codeine ban is a Band-Aid solutionWe want to expand the scope of pharmacists to take the burden off physicians and ERs, but this ban is a move in the opposite direction Drug benefit plan managers and sponsors often overlook pharmacists At the 2017 drug benefits summit, Mark Rolnick of Shoppers Drug Mart suggested opportunities are being missed B.C. funding rapid access treatment, public safety to address overdose crisis Pay incentives for doctors don't improve follow-up rates for patients discharged from hospital Pharmacists lobby Ontario to establish $75 consultation for opioid management If prescription rates remain consistent with the previous year, the program could cost upwards of $150 million How to address the opioid crisis? Invest in 'social capital' Pharmacare could save Canada over $4 billion a year in drug costs A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer comes a year after a House of Commons Standing Committee asked for a cost estimate Tresiba (insulin degludec): third basal insulin analogue in Canada Glucose-lowering effect of ultralong-acting basal insulin lasts for more than 42 hours Health systems often discriminate against Indigenous patients: Philpott Ontario to cover HIV prevention drug under public health plan The brand name Truvada costs about $1,000 a month but new products are hitting the market at a quarter of that cost Case Report: That tedious occupational medical An ECG abnormality found on a ‘routine’ third-party medical might have been life-saving First Previous 906 907 908 909 910 Next Last
