Pharmacist's Letter Canada

March 2019 Issue

You'll see more focus on appropriate med use in adults over 65....

More patients will be discharged on a SHORT course of aspirin plus clopidogrel after a minor ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA....

Heart failure is a frequent and often fatal complication of type 2 diabetes....

The approval of Zaxine (ZAK-seen) for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) in adults will lead to questions about IBS-D management....

Woman with lower back pain

Zaxine
rifaximin
A rifamycin antibiotic that has minimal systemic absorption for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea.

Stromectol
ivermectin
A broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent for the treatment of strongyloidiasis or onchocerciasis.

Nexium 24HR
esomeprazole
An OTC Proton Pump Inhibitor that has changed from Schedule II to Schedule III.