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As you might have noticed, there have not been any updates for quite a while. I've been in one of those periods where time management has caused the blog to drop in priority. I have always enjoye...

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From the Globe and Mail: Canada risks losing out on the next wave of lucrative pharmaceutical investment and jobs unless it matches tougher patent protection for drug makers in the U.S. and Europ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/canada-needs-tougher-drug-patent.html

From the Montreal Gazette: First came the fallout from hormones. Now alarms are being raised about a new treatment for menopause: mood-altering drugs. With enthusiasm for hormones cooling, docto...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/use-of-antidepressant-to-treat-hot.html

From the Montreal Gazette: There's no evidence to support the widespread prescribing of cholesterol-lowering pills for people at low risk of heart attacks and stroke, a new study concludes. Mill...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/rate-of-statin-prescriptions-not-backed.html

From CBC News: The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists has disciplined a Truro pharmacist for professional misconduct a second time. In July, a professional investigation committee found Michael ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/truro-pharmacist-disciplined-for-second.html

From CBC News: Specialists with Nova Scotia's Prescription Monitoring Program are telling pharmacists to use a generic painkiller that is more difficult to abuse than its name brand version. Dr....

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/avoid-brand-name-painkiller-pharmacists.html

From the Edmonton Journal: Amid the shakeout in drug regulation across Canada, a CIBC World Markets analyst is theorizing that Edmonton-based drugstore chain Katz Group Canada Ltd. may be for sal...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/sale-of-katz-group-might-be-approaching.html

From the Winnipeg Free Press: As the United States announced Thursday that it would cap the amount of acetaminophen allowed in prescription painkillers, Health Canada issued a statement saying th...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/dont-exceed-top-dose-of-acetaminophen.html

From the Vancouver Sun: Tens of thousands of Canadians are being exposed to a potentially dangerous drug mix involving two of the most widely prescribed drugs in Canada — a drug interaction tha...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/researchers-warn-of-dangerous-drug.html

From CBC News: The heart drug Multaq continues to be approved for use in Canada, but Health Canada says reports of its connection to liver damage will be reviewed. On Friday, the U.S. Food and D...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/heart-drug-multaq-to-be-monitored-in.html

From the Vancouver Sun: When Sandra Quattrin was diagnosed with breast cancer nine months ago, she choose to treat it with vitamin-C infusions against the advice of her doctor, who prescribed che...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2011/01/some-cancer-patients-trying-vitamin-c.html

From the Edmonton Journal: Chalk up another one for Sine Chadi. When I first interviewed the CEO and majority shareholder of Edmonton-based Imperial Equities in 2007, he had big dreams for a tin...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/12/im-believer-drug-supply-startup-proves.html

From the Globe and Mail: Health Canada and drug giant Pfizer formally announced Monday the company is taking a drug used to treat a rare, but serious, lung disease off the market due to risks of ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/12/pfizer-health-canada-pull-thelin-from.html

From the Montreal Gazette: People on two types of widely prescribed heartburn medications may have a higher-than-average risk of developing pneumonia, a new research review finds. The drugs in q...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/12/certain-heart-burn-medications-linked.html

From the Windsor Star: Some commonly used drugs, including antibiotics and sedatives, "can't be found anywhere" in Windsor due to a national prescription drug shortage, a local pharmacist says. ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/12/windsor-pharmacies-running-out-of.html

Updates resume Tuesday - sorry for the delay. I will end a message on Twitter when the site is updated. To sign up for our Twitter account, go to: http://twitter.com/canadapharmnews

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From the Globe and Mail: British Columbia’s widely applauded independent drug-approval process is being dramatically altered to make room for more input by pharmaceutical companies, a change de...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/critics-decry-change-in-drug-approval.html

From the Globe and Mail: AIDS-prevention advocates are hailing a pill newly shown to protect against HIV as a great tool for disease prevention. But they caution that no drug alone can address so...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/cautionary-note-sounded-on-hiv.html

From the Toronto Star: Deborah Warkus spent the last moments of her life fighting the Ontario health ministry to gain access to a $4,000-a-month drug to treat her invasive breast cancer. By the ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/dying-patients-ask-where-are-1-billion.html

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From CTV News: Health Canada has announced new restrictions and a consent form for the diabetes medication rosiglitazone, sold under the brand name Avandia, because of an increased risk of heart-...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/health-canada-announces-restrictions-on.html

From the Vancouver Sun: Scientists are zeroing in on a promising vaccine to treat hepatitis C, an international symposium was told Friday in Montreal. Three preliminary clinical trials in Englan...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/advances-made-in-developing-hepatitis-c.html

As one of those 107 prescribing pharmacists, I thought this was interesting but missed the point a bit. Compensation is part of the reason that pharmacists haven't embraced prescribing. But I don...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/not-many-pharmacists-prescribing.html

From the Toronto Star: Some prescription drugs the federal government approves for the market may not be as safe as people think they are, says a new report from the Health Council of Canada. �...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/health-council-calls-for-better-testing.html

From the Toronto Star: Profit at Canada’s largest drug store chain fell less than expected last quarter as Shoppers Drug Mart made gains in private label generic drug sales, cosmetics, healthy ...

http://www.canadapharmacynews.com/2010/11/drug-reforms-bring-profits-down.html