CADTH Corner: Understanding generic drugsCADTH has created a series of tools to help you understand and explain the facts about generic drugs. Drug News: June 2012Fampyra to improve walking speed in MS; Lodalis for hypercholestrerolemia; Saphris atypical antipsychotic; Other new products (Arzerra, Durela, Luxiq, Mozobil and Zelboraf); new generics, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories. Editorial: A natural curiosity If you’re a pharmacist who wishes to be better informed about NHPs, there's plenty happening. Helping Baby Be Healthy Sobeys Pharmacy is reaching out to expectant moms with a new pharmacist counselling service. New OPA program trains pharmacists in prenatal and postnatal care The one-day program featured pharmacists and nurses speaking on a range of topics. New PharmaCare legislation passes in B.C. The Pharmaceutical Service Act passed third reading and will become law once it receives Royal Assent. Panel asks: should all pharmacists know CPR? Professor spearheads panel discussion on making CPR training mandatory for all pharmacists. Pharmacist prescribing reaches $1-million mark in S.K. More than 160,000 patient assessment fees billed in first year of expanded prescribing authority in the province. Pharmacists take Parliament Hill The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores held its inaugural PharmacyWoRx on the Hill Day on May 15 in Ottawa. Practice Issues: Mercury in your teeth Health risks from mercury amalgam remain controversial. Spotlight: Christopher Chilibeck An obligation to educate. Sue Paish leaves Pharmasave Paish joined Pharmasave in 2004 as a director on the Board of Directors and was appointed CEO of the company in 2007. First Previous 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 Next Last
