Canada-wide shortage of many generic drugs

September 2010

You will continue to see problems with the Canada-wide shortage of many generic drugs....

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Table of Contents

Cardiology whether calcium supplements cause heart attacks
Shortages Canada-wide shortage of many generic drugs
Interactions more cautious use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) in combo with drugs that increase potassium
Influenza three new flu vaccines this year...Agriflu, Intanza, and FluMist
Cannabinoids debate about "medical marijuana"
Pertussis more emphasis on pertussis vaccination due to the recent increase in cases and infant deaths
Neurology & Pain how to manage opioid therapy in patients with chronic non-cancer pain
Travel Medicine preventing and treating common travel ailments in children
Psychiatry higher dose of Aricept (donepezil) for moderate to severe Alzheimer's
Hypertension One in four patients prescribed antihypertensives stop them within 6 months
Osteoporosis new injectable monoclonal antibody for osteoporosis called Prolia (PRO-lee-a, denosumab)