Patient, test thyselfHome tests can be a useful adjunct to office care—as long as they’re accurate and used properly Practice Issues: Patient-centred care without patient chartsQ. We are trying to implement new clinical services in our pharmacy, but we feel limited without access to patient charts. How we can provide patient-centred care without access to this information? 2012 Diabetes Update: Cardiovascular issues in diabetes management The prevention and treatment of CVD in patients with diabetes mellitus should involve a multifactorial approach. New study examines cancer risk with ARBs Previous experimental work had raised theoretical concerns about the risk of cancer, since ARBs play a role in regulating angiogenesis, cell proliferation, and tumour progression. Clinical Notes: 2012 Canadian hypertension guidelines Updated guidelines put greater emphasis on out-of-office blood pressure measurement. Innovator profile: Schill's Remedy'sRx Partners in care—through thick and thin. Manitoba adds more drugs to Pharmacare Addition of more generics to formulary will save $10 million per year, says health minister. Ethnicity link to pre-eclampsia risk? Health Canada approves device for lowering high blood pressure The first non-pharmaceutical medical device to reduce high blood pressure has been approved by Health Canada. Atrial fibrillation guidelines: 2012 update Version incorporates new evidence on stroke prevention, rate and rhythm control, based on three major clinical trials. First Previous 62 63 64 65 66 Next Last
