Healthcare

B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province
A spokesman for the provincial health officer says B.C. residents are encouraged to wait for the updated COVID vaccines if possible, but people can still get last season’s shots if they need them.
Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm
The group representing the country’s physicians says in a statement that it will livestream the apology ceremony taking place in Victoria on Sept. 18.

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Labour Minister Jill Balser says the bill is the product of consultations with the Canadian Cancer Society, adding that it aligns with other Canadian jurisdictions.
Could gout medication be used to treat opioid withdrawal? Alberta researchers begin clinical trials

Researchers at the University of Calgary are recruiting participants to find out how probenecid could help patients taper off opioids.
Helping close the vaccination gap

In the season for influenza and other respiratory illnesses, pharmacy technicians have an important role to play.
U.S. authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Additional arrests have been made in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in Arkansas, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

Eligible physicians must be currently employed by NL Health Services and must join a family care team before the end of this year.
Exemptions for school cellphone bans should only be issued if medically necessary: Manitoba college

The college says medical notes should only be issued after an ‘objective clinical assessment and when medically necessary.’
Private equity firm Birch Hill signs deal to buy Rexall and Well.ca

Birch Hill Equity Partners says it has signed a deal with McKesson Corp. to buy Rexall Pharmacy Group and online retailer Well.ca.
ACP: final check must be completed for compounded or repackaged drugs

College reminds pharmacy teams about compounding standards.

B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province

Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Could gout medication be used to treat opioid withdrawal? Alberta researchers begin clinical trials

Helping close the vaccination gap

U.S. authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

Exemptions for school cellphone bans should only be issued if medically necessary: Manitoba college

Private equity firm Birch Hill signs deal to buy Rexall and Well.ca

ACP: final check must be completed for compounded or repackaged drugs