Discussions

Kristen Watt wrote about receiving a letter from a local physician notifying pharmacies that patients would be billed for mandatory paperwork related to Limited Use forms, substitutions due to back-orders and reviewing MedsChecks forms.

Despite standard-of-care breaches, none were linked to the patient’s complications following an amniotic fluid embolism.

Dr. Amjed Kadhim-Saleh, a Toronto FP and clinic owner and the developer of the AI scribe Pippen, offers up key considerations.

Dr. Dennis Kendel found an outpouring of positive responses when he posted about the death of his wife from pancreatic cancer.

No one loves filling out administrative forms or dealing with supply issues. I get it. But making the patient pay—and blaming the pharmacist—for elements of collaborative patient care that require a bit of extra paperwork? That’s just not right.

The prevalence of long COVID—a multi-system chronic illness occurring weeks to months after a COVID-19 infection—has led to what some have called ‘the hidden pandemic.’

The cancer diagnosis of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, at the relatively young age of 42 brought attention to the realities of being diagnosed with cancer as a younger person.

Cytostatic drugs, which are one of the molecules used to treat cancers, are now classified as contaminants of emerging concern due to their hazardous environmental impact.