medication

Nova Scotia

N.S. pharmacists approve HIV-prevention medication, but cost can still be a barrier

The province is continuing to work with pharmacists on how to prescribe an HIV-prevention medication, but with no current plans…

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Health

Should Wegovy, the $400-a-month obesity medication, be covered by the provinces?

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has been available in Canada since early May, but anybody hoping to use it will have…

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Nova Scotia

COVID-19 antiviral medication no longer available for free in Nova Scotia

A costly drug used to treat people who are at risk of becoming severely ill or dying after contracting COVID-19…

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Health

Nunavut family speaks out after 8-year-old given tuberculosis medication meant for another child

When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he…

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Canada

Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn’t have medication review targets, but records show it does

In January, a Shoppers Drug Mart district manager in Ontario wrote to store owners in his area to express “deep…

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Health

Corporate pressure led Shoppers Drug Mart staff to bill for unnecessary medication reviews, pharmacists say

Sitting at her home in Ottawa earlier this month, Mary Fernando got an out-of-the-blue call from her pharmacy at Shoppers…

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Health

Quebec doctors to face increased scrutiny for overprescription of anti-anxiety medication

The misuse of benzodiazepines is sparking concern in Quebec and prompting the college of physicians to increase its scrutiny of…

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Health

Coverage of birth control, diabetes medication part of Liberal-NDP pharmacare talks

The federal government is considering covering the costs of birth control and diabetes medication as part of a national pharmacare…

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Halifax

Woman with epilepsy, neurologist call on N.S. government to cover cost of anti-seizure medication

Cassidy Megan remembers when she was diagnosed with complex partial epilepsy.  She was only seven years old. “I didn’t know…

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Nova Scotia

‘She was on her death bed’: N.S. woman says mother-in-law didn’t receive daily medication while in hospital

Sarah Gray looked on as her two children said goodbye to their grandmother. It was the end of November. About…

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