Pharmacist's Letter Canada

Article: Patients often ask how they can stay healthy while travelling May 2013

Article: strike a balance between the risks and benefits of using PPIs for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) May 2013

Other: Immunizations for Travelers May 2013

PL Voices: Preventing and Managing Travel-Related Illnesses May 2013

Other: Preventing Travel-Related Illnesses May 2013

PL Voices: Using PPIs Appropriately for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) May 2013

Article: changes for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery April 2013

Patient Education: Staying Healthy While Abroad April 2013

Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery (2013) April 2013

Article: the new oral drug Dificid (DIFF-ih-sid, fidaxomicin) for Clostridium difficile diarrhea August 2012

Commentary: New Drug: Dificid (Fidaxomicin) August 2012

Article: questions about how to prevent or treat Lyme disease June 2012

PL Voices: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease June 2012

Article: new warnings that PPIs (omeprazole, etc) might increase the risk of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea March 2012

Commentary: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Possible Risk of C. difficile-associated Diarrhea March 2012