Drugs

Acetaminophen overdose is a leading cause of liver injury, but it is largely preventable
Larissa was a 21-year-old Canadian college student recovering from COVID-19 when she died from complications related to an accidental overdose of acetaminophen, a medication in probably every drug store and most medicine cabinets in the country.
Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy—drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds—an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment.

First pill for fecal transplants wins U.S. FDA approval

The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics provides a simpler, rigorously tested version of stool-based procedures that some medical specialists have used for more than a decade to help patients.
Juno Pharmaceuticals to import more specialty liquid medicines

Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company Juno Pharmaceuticals has partnered with U.K.-based Rosemont Pharmaceuticals to bring more specialty liquid medicines into the country.
Alberta pharmacists can no longer prescribe or dispense many opioid drugs

Pharmacists in Alberta who have patients using some narcotic drugs to treat opioid use disorder must have transferred them to eligible, licensed AHS clinics.
Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease OK'd by U.S. FDA

It’s the first drug for an inherited form of ALS.
Health Canada approves new antibody drug to help prevent serious RSV in babies

Nirsevimab, also known by its brand name Beyfortus, was authorized on April 19. It was developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi.
DRUG QUIZ: Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms including albuminuria, hyperlipidemia, hypoalbuminemia, and edema, indicating kidney damage.
Drug news—March/April 2023

A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories.
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over prescribing to U.S. patients

Concern over potential drug shortages arose after a Texas-based doctor licensed in Nova Scotia wrote 17,000 prescriptions for Ozempic over three months, but for people living in the United States.

Acetaminophen overdose is a leading cause of liver injury, but it is largely preventable

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

First pill for fecal transplants wins U.S. FDA approval

Juno Pharmaceuticals to import more specialty liquid medicines

Alberta pharmacists can no longer prescribe or dispense many opioid drugs

Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease OK'd by U.S. FDA

Health Canada approves new antibody drug to help prevent serious RSV in babies

DRUG QUIZ: Nephrotic syndrome

Drug news—March/April 2023

Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over prescribing to U.S. patients