Antidepressant drugs are associated with drug tolerance, dependence and a discontinuation syndrome similar to other drug classes such as the opiates and benzodiazepines. The effects of stopping any antidepressant should be more precisely termed “withdrawal...
The first PPI was approved in Canada in 1988. Pronounced and durable reduction of stomach acid production made omeprazole a “blockbuster drug”, spawning multiple imitators. Eventually this included (as patent extensions) the single enantiomers esomeprazole...
Drug Assessment Working Group Systematic Review Report Efficacy and safety of adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine October 2018 Background Herpes zoster (HZ) or “shingles” infection occurs through the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the sensory ganglia....
Practical Deprescribing in Residential Care A Vic-SI Residential Care Initiative Learning Series Event When: Friday, December 14, 2018, 9:30am – 12pm Where: Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St, Victoria RSVP (by Dec 6): VictoriaEvents @ DivisionsBC.ca or 778.265.3137 Parking is available for this event....