Inner Spirit ready to enter retail cannabis market with Spiritleaf
President Darren Bondar explains why it’s important to carry on the reconciliation legacy of Gord Downie while building a new business
Canadian pharmaceutical company enters medical cannabis field
Sandoz Canada enters into collaborative deal with Tilray. Companies plan to develop new and innovative medical cannabis products
Sandoz Canada enters into collaborative deal with Tilray. Companies plan to develop new and innovative medical cannabis products
More isn’t always better when it comes to prescription medications
By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse
By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse
Madness, murder and antidepressant drugs
From Alexandre Bissonnette to Stephen Paddock to Nickolas Cruz to many more, the connections are chilling
From Alexandre Bissonnette to Stephen Paddock to Nickolas Cruz to many more, the connections are chilling
Turning the tide on the harm of opioids
Doctors must discuss pain management options with patients and not jump to the prescription pad for a quick fix
Doctors must discuss pain management options with patients and not jump to the prescription pad for a quick fix
The power of the placebo effect
A patient sometimes perceives a positive result, even from a fake drug
A patient sometimes perceives a positive result, even from a fake drug
Increase in counterfeit drugs a danger to Canadians
As the trade in counterfeit drugs grows, so do the risks to Canadian patients and the costs to legitimate manufacturers
As the trade in counterfeit drugs grows, so do the risks to Canadian patients and the costs to legitimate manufacturers
Why won’t Canada stand up to Purdue Pharma?
The opioid manufacturer admits to illegal activity in the U.S., stops ads there and pays hundreds of millions in penalties. In Canada, it's business as usual
The opioid manufacturer admits to illegal activity in the U.S., stops ads there and pays hundreds of millions in penalties. In Canada, it’s business as usual
Ontario politicians addicted to ill-fated pharmacare
Free prescription drugs skew people away from healthy lifestyles and spread the financial burden to taxpayers who don’t qualify for the drug plans
Free prescription drugs skew people away from healthy lifestyles and spread the financial burden to taxpayers who don’t qualify for the drug plans
Access to medications shouldn’t depend on your job
We could give politicians the same medication coverage plans as food servers and see if that speeds up their deliberations about publicly-funding medications
We could give politicians the same medication coverage plans as food servers and see if that speeds up their deliberations about publicly-funding medications