From CJAD (QC):
The shortage of hospital pharmacists is getting worse: The association representing the province's 12-hundred-and-50 hospital-pharmacists estimates the system needs 220 more of them.
The head of the Association of Hospital Pharmacists, Linda Vaillant, worries that the shortage persists, while hospital needs are growing due to the aging of the population and the requirements of increasingly complex treatments.
She says the shortage isn't just affecting institutions in Quebec's outlying regions, it's causing problems in urban areas as well. ...more
Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts
Monday, June 16, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Quebecers denied easy access to morning-after pill
From the Montreal Gazette:
The emergency contraceptive pill Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, was approved yesterday as an over-the-counter drug across the country - except in Quebec.
While other Canadian girls and women - there is no minimum age requirement - will be able to purchase Plan B like they would Tylenol or vitamins, Quebecers will still have to consult a pharmacist and reveal some very personal information about their sexual activity.
Quebec pharmacists are not part of the national pharmacists' group that made yesterday's decision. They support Quebec's current behind-the-counter restrictions.
"It's not just another drug," Manon Lambert, a pharmacist who is registrar of the Quebec Order of Pharmacists, said. ...more
The emergency contraceptive pill Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, was approved yesterday as an over-the-counter drug across the country - except in Quebec.
While other Canadian girls and women - there is no minimum age requirement - will be able to purchase Plan B like they would Tylenol or vitamins, Quebecers will still have to consult a pharmacist and reveal some very personal information about their sexual activity.
Quebec pharmacists are not part of the national pharmacists' group that made yesterday's decision. They support Quebec's current behind-the-counter restrictions.
"It's not just another drug," Manon Lambert, a pharmacist who is registrar of the Quebec Order of Pharmacists, said. ...more
Emergency contraceptive to stay behind counter in Quebec
From CBC News:
Canadian women might soon be able to buy the emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B straight off the drugstore shelf rather than having to ask for it at the pharmacy counter — everywhere except in Quebec.
The drug, commonly sold under the brand name Plan B, is expected to soon be as easy to access as Aspirin or nutritional supplements after the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) accepted a recommendation this week to change how the contraceptive is sold.
The proposal must still be approved by the pharmacy regulatory authorities of each province and territory, but if adopted, it will make the drug available off the shelf instead of behind the pharmacy counter.
In Quebec, however, the recommendation will not be considered at all since the province is not a member of NAPRA. ...more
Canadian women might soon be able to buy the emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B straight off the drugstore shelf rather than having to ask for it at the pharmacy counter — everywhere except in Quebec.
The drug, commonly sold under the brand name Plan B, is expected to soon be as easy to access as Aspirin or nutritional supplements after the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) accepted a recommendation this week to change how the contraceptive is sold.
The proposal must still be approved by the pharmacy regulatory authorities of each province and territory, but if adopted, it will make the drug available off the shelf instead of behind the pharmacy counter.
In Quebec, however, the recommendation will not be considered at all since the province is not a member of NAPRA. ...more
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Coroner warns against flu drug overdose
From the Ottawa Citizen:
A Quebec coroner is warning consumers against the dangers of over-the-counter flu medication after a man died last year of an accidental overdose.
In a report tabled Tuesday coroner Andree Kronstrom said that Quebec City resident Yvan Houle died after taking more than the recommended quantity of guaifenesin, dextromethorphan, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. The first one is an expectorant found in cough syrup and the others are decongestants usually found in caplets to cure the flu.
Kronstrom said that 250 mg of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine were found in Houle's blood after his death. A caplet usually contains 125 mg of ephedrine for 12 hours relief.
"We don't know what he took exactly and in what quantity, but the combination of those products is what killed him," Kronstrom explained. ...more
A Quebec coroner is warning consumers against the dangers of over-the-counter flu medication after a man died last year of an accidental overdose.
In a report tabled Tuesday coroner Andree Kronstrom said that Quebec City resident Yvan Houle died after taking more than the recommended quantity of guaifenesin, dextromethorphan, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. The first one is an expectorant found in cough syrup and the others are decongestants usually found in caplets to cure the flu.
Kronstrom said that 250 mg of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine were found in Houle's blood after his death. A caplet usually contains 125 mg of ephedrine for 12 hours relief.
"We don't know what he took exactly and in what quantity, but the combination of those products is what killed him," Kronstrom explained. ...more
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Doctor faces limits on practice after morphine death
From CTV News:
Quebec's College of Physicians is imposing strict limits on the practice of a Quebec doctor who administered lethal doses of morphine to a terminally ill patient.
In a judgment released Friday in Montreal, the college's discipline committee says it will restrict Genest from clinical practice to protect the public....more
Quebec's College of Physicians is imposing strict limits on the practice of a Quebec doctor who administered lethal doses of morphine to a terminally ill patient.
In a judgment released Friday in Montreal, the college's discipline committee says it will restrict Genest from clinical practice to protect the public....more
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Pharmacist shortage dangerous: association
From the Montreal Gazette:
Quebec's hospitals are suffering from a severe shortage of pharmacists - a situation that could lead to medication errors, the president of a pharmacists' association is warning.
There are 1,250 pharmacists working in Quebec hospitals and other health-care establishments. But hospitals need another 200 pharmacists to properly serve patients, said Francine Lussier-Labelle, president of the Association des pharmaciens des établissements de santé du Québec. ...more
Quebec's hospitals are suffering from a severe shortage of pharmacists - a situation that could lead to medication errors, the president of a pharmacists' association is warning.
There are 1,250 pharmacists working in Quebec hospitals and other health-care establishments. But hospitals need another 200 pharmacists to properly serve patients, said Francine Lussier-Labelle, president of the Association des pharmaciens des établissements de santé du Québec. ...more
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Man pleads guilty to beating, locking pharmacist in trunk
From the Montreal Gazette:
Roger Grenier, who has a long history of violent robberies, doesn't remember much about his latest heist, in which he beat and robbed Outremont pharmacist Marie-Josée Caron, then stuffed her into the trunk of her car.
But yesterday, the 54-year-old Grenier, fresh from a psychiatric evaluation at the Philippe Pinel Institute, pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a prohibited weapon. ...more
Roger Grenier, who has a long history of violent robberies, doesn't remember much about his latest heist, in which he beat and robbed Outremont pharmacist Marie-Josée Caron, then stuffed her into the trunk of her car.
But yesterday, the 54-year-old Grenier, fresh from a psychiatric evaluation at the Philippe Pinel Institute, pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a prohibited weapon. ...more
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Shoppers Drug Mart buys seven-store pharmacy chain in Quebec City
From Canada East:
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (TSX:SC) is increasing its presence in the Quebec City area.
A subsidiary of Shoppers has bought the assets of Centre d'Escomptes Racine, a long established pharmacy chain, Canada's biggest drug store operator announced Tuesday.
No financial terms were revealed for the sale of the seven-store chain to Pharmaprix Inc., Shoppers' wholly owned Quebec-based unit, according to a release.
The acquisition of the stores boosts Pharmaprix's outlets to nine from two in the area. ...more
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (TSX:SC) is increasing its presence in the Quebec City area.
A subsidiary of Shoppers has bought the assets of Centre d'Escomptes Racine, a long established pharmacy chain, Canada's biggest drug store operator announced Tuesday.
No financial terms were revealed for the sale of the seven-store chain to Pharmaprix Inc., Shoppers' wholly owned Quebec-based unit, according to a release.
The acquisition of the stores boosts Pharmaprix's outlets to nine from two in the area. ...more
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Judge tells Genpharm to keep arms length from sales firm
From the Montreal Gazette:
A major Canadian drug manufacturer has been told to keep its hands off the employees and clients of the company handling its Quebec sales.
A Quebec Superior Court judge yesterday ordered Genpharm Inc. to continue paying Louis Pilon's Brossard-based sales company and to cease communicating with his clients.
Pilon, president of Gennium Pharmaceutical Products Inc., has alleged that Genpharm breached the terms of their decade-long business arrangement after less than three years - even though his efforts led to record sales during April, May and June. ...more
A major Canadian drug manufacturer has been told to keep its hands off the employees and clients of the company handling its Quebec sales.
A Quebec Superior Court judge yesterday ordered Genpharm Inc. to continue paying Louis Pilon's Brossard-based sales company and to cease communicating with his clients.
Pilon, president of Gennium Pharmaceutical Products Inc., has alleged that Genpharm breached the terms of their decade-long business arrangement after less than three years - even though his efforts led to record sales during April, May and June. ...more
Jean Coutu to retire again as CEO of pharmacy chain after closing U.S. sale
From CBC News:
Jean Coutu has no plans to permanently hang up his ubiquitous white lab coat even as he once again hands the management reins of the drugstore chain he founded 38 years ago to his son Francois.
"He will remain as chairman of the board and he always likes to wear his white jacket, anyhow," Francois said in an interview Friday after the company released its fourth-quarter and 2007 fiscal year results.
The Montreal-area pharmacy chain posted a US$6.9-million quarterly net loss, but earned US$140.8 million for the year.
Francois will assume the title of chief executive officer after the annual meeting in October. It was a position he held in 2002 before relinquishing it three years later as he was demoted to president and head of Canadian operations amid problems in a massive U.S. acquisition. ...more
Jean Coutu has no plans to permanently hang up his ubiquitous white lab coat even as he once again hands the management reins of the drugstore chain he founded 38 years ago to his son Francois.
"He will remain as chairman of the board and he always likes to wear his white jacket, anyhow," Francois said in an interview Friday after the company released its fourth-quarter and 2007 fiscal year results.
The Montreal-area pharmacy chain posted a US$6.9-million quarterly net loss, but earned US$140.8 million for the year.
Francois will assume the title of chief executive officer after the annual meeting in October. It was a position he held in 2002 before relinquishing it three years later as he was demoted to president and head of Canadian operations amid problems in a massive U.S. acquisition. ...more
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Quebec lifts freeze on prescription drug prices
From the Montreal Gazette:
The Quebec government is lifting its 13-year freeze on prescription drugs reimbursed through provincial drug plans.
Health Minister Philippe Couillard, who first announced the hikes in January, made it official Monday, saying the freeze was "unsustainable."
"You isolate yourself from the global economy and you end up paying the price," Couillard told reporters.
The increases go into effect on Friday for about 364 products, mostly generic drugs. The cost of about 754 products increased on April 18.
The overall criteria is that drug prices remain the lowest in the county, Couillard said.
A total of 3.2 million Quebecers are covered by the province's public drug plan, the rest by private plans. ...more
The Quebec government is lifting its 13-year freeze on prescription drugs reimbursed through provincial drug plans.
Health Minister Philippe Couillard, who first announced the hikes in January, made it official Monday, saying the freeze was "unsustainable."
"You isolate yourself from the global economy and you end up paying the price," Couillard told reporters.
The increases go into effect on Friday for about 364 products, mostly generic drugs. The cost of about 754 products increased on April 18.
The overall criteria is that drug prices remain the lowest in the county, Couillard said.
A total of 3.2 million Quebecers are covered by the province's public drug plan, the rest by private plans. ...more
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
GlaxoSmithKline makes Quebec the hub of its vaccine research and manufacturing
From the Montreal Gazette:
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the world's second-biggest biopharma group, said yesterday Quebec will become the hub of its North American vaccine research and manufacturing operations, lifting the province's ambition to become a leader in life sciences.
GSK is investing $50 million of its own money to upgrade and expand its Laval vaccines research labs acquired along with a big Quebec City vaccines manufacturing plant in the $1.7-billion takeover of ID BioMedical in 2005.
"The Laval operation is being designated the North American HQ of our innovative vaccines division, the Belgium-based GSK Biologicals, and the administrative centre," said Paul Lucas, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline Canada, GSK's main Canadian arm based in Mississauga, Ont. ...more
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the world's second-biggest biopharma group, said yesterday Quebec will become the hub of its North American vaccine research and manufacturing operations, lifting the province's ambition to become a leader in life sciences.
GSK is investing $50 million of its own money to upgrade and expand its Laval vaccines research labs acquired along with a big Quebec City vaccines manufacturing plant in the $1.7-billion takeover of ID BioMedical in 2005.
"The Laval operation is being designated the North American HQ of our innovative vaccines division, the Belgium-based GSK Biologicals, and the administrative centre," said Paul Lucas, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline Canada, GSK's main Canadian arm based in Mississauga, Ont. ...more
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