Green Shield Canada

Real-world evidence is becoming increasingly important. New guidance from Health Canada and the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health shares how it can be best used.

NACI recommends offering influenza vaccine annually to anyone six months of age or older who does not have a contraindication to the vaccine. 

The province has expanded drug coverage by lowering co-pays and expanding the High-Cost Drug Program—with another change planned for July 1.

We are witnessing what feels like the slow and painful unravelling of the Canadian cannabis industry. We rarely speak about the stories behind the press releases and the people that are impacted.

The move, first announced last year, makes Canada the first country in the world to take that step aimed at helping smokers quit the habit.

Across the globe, opinions and approaches to vaping are a constantly moving target as countries attempt to navigate this relatively new space of balancing tobacco harm reduction for smokers while minimizing the uptake by youth.

Quebec pharmacist Quoc Nguyen thought two other pharmacists had counselled the patient about latex in the pre-filled injection caps for Lapelga, which had been prescribed to a cancer patient about to start chemotherapy.

While the Paleo Diet has many adherents, clinical research has yet to substantiate its purported health benefits.