Pharmacist's Letter Canada

Chart: Blood Pressure Monitoring
Patient Education: How to Check Your Blood Pressure

September 2019 Issue

Managing hypertension in older adults can feel like a catch-22....

Growing interest in continuous glucose monitors (FreeStyle Libre, Dexcom G5, etc) means you'll be asked to help interpret results....

Evenity (ee-VEN-ih-tee, romosozumab) is the first med to increase bone growth AND decrease bone breakdown in postmenopausal osteoporosis....

You'll get more questions about stimulants for ADHD....

Person with back pain

Evenity
romosozumab
A sclerostin inhibitor for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women at high risk for fracture

Onstryv
safinamide
An MAO-B inhibitor add-on therapy for "off" Parkinson's episodes in patients on stable doses of levodopa

Skyrizi
risankizumab
An interleukin-23 antagonist for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis