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‘Good health policy:’ Alberta’s Smith calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules
The pouches are sold behind the counter at pharmacies, and only one brand has been authorized for sale by Health Canada.
Alberta police force wants some cough syrups behind store counters over misuse risk
The Alberta College of Pharmacy says in an email that it is aware of the issue, and that it encourages pharmacies to take extra precautions in their storage and sale of products containing dextromethorphan.

Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here’s what the dermatologists have to say

Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand?
‘Zero is a fast boy’

Physicians from across Canada showed us the pets in their lives for The Happy Issue of the Medical Post.
Ottawa to offer one-year grace period before new rules on nurse practitioner services are enforced

Set to take effect April 1, new rules will require provinces and territories to allow NPs to bill public healthcare plans for ‘physicians-equivalent services’ covered by the Canada Health Act.
A pandemic loss—and replacement

We asked physicians to tell us stories about their beloved pets.
A rheumatologist’s prescription: cats

We asked physicians to tell us more about their furry friends!
Group calls on Health Canada to make labels mandatory for gene-edited pork

Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food. The pigs are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, called PRRSV-resistant pigs.
Chinchillas with hats!

We asked physicians to share how much they love their pets—and to show us some photos, too!
Use the term ‘family physicians,’ not ‘primary care provider,’ BCCFP urges

The college argues governments and advocacy organizations should stop roping family doctors with NPs and pharmacists under catch-all terms like ‘primary care provider.’