Prescription drug therapy is a key element of medical care. The UBC Therapeutics Initiative’s goal is for drug therapies to be used wisely in the best interests of patients, based on thorough and accurate understanding of scientific evidence. Our motto, Better Prescribing, Better Health, inspires everything we do.
Therapeutics Letters published
Drugs/drug classes reviewed
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals
Continuing education events
Inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for chronic disease and, according to the World Health Organization, the fourth leading risk factor for death worldwide.1,2 Exercise has demonstrated benefits fo
We are excited to bring the UBC Therapeutics Initiative annual educational event/half-day conference to you in both in-person and virtual format this year. Join the discussions about new research on
We are finalizing an upcoming Therapeutics Letter on the topic of “Prescribing Cascades”, and wonder whether any readers know how to use office or hospital electronic medical record system
An individual Portrait on prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) was sent to approximately 5070 family doctors in BC, randomized to receive the Portrait in two groups. The Portra
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (APT) at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Thera
Global research output is growing rapidly: it is estimated that the number of global scientific publications doubles every nine years. Systematic reviews (syntheses of all the medical literature on a