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Medication orders (prescriptions) conveyed verbally by telephone or in person are prone to errors. Problems can arise if a medication order is miscommunicated, misheard, or incorrectly transcribed.

Hospital News - July 2020 Edition

Reporting on best practices within the healthcare industry across Canada.

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Acute Care ISMP Medication Safety Alert

Canadian Organizations Collaborate on Oncology Biosimilars Initiative

$4.25M new funding aims to reduce hallway medicine in Ottawa

Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as Canadian business...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal...

Sandoz Canada Launches The Biosimilars Generation

Sandoz, a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, announced today the launch in Canada...

ISMP Alert: Delivery of Opioid Agonist Treatment during a...

The provision of uninterrupted opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an important patient care servic...

Health Canada: Medical device respirator recalls

Based on the testing conducted by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH...

Health Canada recalls certain hand sanitizers that may po...

Health Canada is advising Canadians that certain hand sanitizers are being recalled from the mark...

GM Canada to produce 10M masks for hospital frontliners

General Motors Canada is shifting gears temporarily amid the COVID-19 crisis: the car maker has r...

DIGITAL PHARMACY STARTUP POCKETPILLS TRACKS INCREASED GRO...

PocketPills, a Surrey, British Columbia-based digital pharmacy startup, is tracking increased int...

Health Canada advises Canadians to help support the conti...

Health Canada

Health Canada has issued a reminder to all Canadians: Do not buy more medication than usual to he...