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An independent, not-for-profit, drug information and education service
Saskatchewan, Canada
Joined December 2012
Now Available: a FREE, evidence-informed, interactive online course on #deprescribing developed by @UDalhousie @OPTx_Team & launched with @DeprescribeNet to increase primary care clinicians’ awareness, knowledge & skills in deRx. Start the course today!
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Question! What colour should we make the cover of the next edition of our book?.
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FRIDAY, #1. Lower doses of bupropion appear just as likely to benefit depression as high doses. Ref:
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THURSDAY, #2. An adequate trial of an antipsychotic for schizophrenia is at least 6 weeks using at least 50% of the maximum dose. Ref:
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WEDNESDAY, #3. Adding a single dose of naproxen to a triptan increases efficacy and is unlikely to cause additional harms. Ref:
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TUESDAY, #4. Patients who fill more than 2 SABA inhalers per year in asthma should be reassessed for a change in therapy. Ref:
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This week (in preparation for our February 2023 conference) we are counting down the top 5 practice-changing messages from our 2022 conference. MONDAY, #5. A (short) 5-day course of antibiotics can be used for community-acquired pneumonia in kids. Ref:
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Registration is now open for our Feb 11, 2023 annual conference! We feel completely certain that this will be our best one yet. Link here:.
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RT @AlbertaRhPAP: The PEER team is pleased to announce that the 11th annual Practical Evidence for Informed Practice (PEIP) conference is o….
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Very proud to have been a part of this video. Well done to all involved.
Researchers, clinicians seek to improve care of people living with opioid use disorder with new short film via @CharlatanLive . Check out the film here: @UofTFamilyMed
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Just 3 days left before the Early Bird 🐦 deadline for the RxFiles Conference 2022! Come join us on February 12 for updates from the worlds of infectious disease, psychiatry, diabetes, and much more!
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Our 2nd Annual (Online) Conference is February 12, 2022. Amazing lineup of speakers. Register now for the early bird rate!
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Did you hear that the new etonogestrel implantable rod (NEXPLANON) is now a formulary benefit for Saskatchewan Health and NIHB? See how it compares to other birth control options with our chart
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People have been asking us if it is worth upgrading from an earlier RxFiles edition to the new 13th. Some of the big benefits:.✅over 40 new pages.✅10% bigger font than the 12th Edition (!!).✅literally thousands of cost, formulary, & guideline changes
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RT @CanSleepSociety: Are you a pharmacist? Are you interested in the field of sleep medicine? The Canadian Sleep Society organizes a one da….
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[sniff sniff] Is that the smell of . fresh lavender? Yes! It's the new 13th Edition of our Drug Comparison Charts! Available now for order in our online store. Check out for the full table of contents💜
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Today is National HIV Testing Day. Recommendations in Saskatchewan are to test every adult at least once in a lifetime for HIV. Check out for all of our HIV resources.
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RT @CEPhealth: We're constantly reworking our COVID-19: Vaccines Resource and supporting documents. Use it to access our latest summary she….
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It's heart failure awareness week ♥️ Check out our new SADMANS patient handout for people with heart failure, free to download & found with our other tools at
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