Prescription
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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: pollThe poll, which surveyed 2,048 adults in Canada, show 22 per cent reported splitting pills, skipping doses or deciding not to fill or renew a prescription due to cost.CanadaFeb 15, 2024
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Southern Alberta grapples with prescription medication shortagesThe list is thousands long, but it includes prescription type medication like Tylenol 4, Nitro spray, as well as Amoxicillin, also known as banana medicine for children.CanadaDec 20, 2023
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Ontario wants feedback on portable health benefits plan for precarious workersThe program is being designed for coverage of health, dental, prescription and vision care to move with an individual if they change jobs.HealthSep 27, 2022
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B.C. senior takes out ad in desperate quest to find a doctor for her husbandA Victoria-area couple has gone to extreme lengths to try and find a doctor to fill essential prescriptions in the latest sign of strain on B.C.'s health-care system.HealthAug 1, 2022
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Dad who killed son while in psychosis on prescription drug safety awareness missionA father who lost his only son is sharing his painful past. He is touring the country to educate people about the dangerous side-effects of certain medication.HealthJun 10, 2022
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Southern Alberta pharmacies experiencing medication shortages: ‘We’re in a scramble’Since the McKesson Canada delivery problems began, several pharmacists say they've had issues filling prescriptions — including some that patients can't afford to miss.HealthJan 13, 2022
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Manitoba doctors increasingly prescribing antibiotics inappropriately, study findsThe over-prescription of antibiotics was more common among older doctors and doctors who saw more patients on a daily basis, the study found.HealthOct 19, 2021
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Is pharmacogenetic testing the future of drug prescribing?It's a science that some say could eliminate the trial-and-error approach to drug prescribing, especially for antidepressants. Could pharmacogenetic testing go mainstream?HealthMay 13, 2021
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Peterborough woman charged with fraud involving altered narcotic prescriptionPolice responded to reports of a suspected altered prescription at a pharmacy on Chemong Road.CrimeJan 26, 2021
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Former Regina doctor guilty of 10 charges related to his substance abuse issuesThe doctor was found guilty of improper prescribing, failing to provide records of drugs he was injecting patients with, and failing to provide proper urine samples.CanadaFeb 21, 2020
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