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In a unique international study, researchers found that drug safety advisories issued by regulators regularly led to reductions in prescribing of those treatments. Published in B
Development of clinical practice guidelines ‘is a mess’ By Alan Cassels, Mohamed Ben-Eltriki and James M. Wright. In this article we assert that the world needs a singl
Josh Levin is a general practitioner working in Victoria. He is a member of the University of British Columbia’s Therapeutics Initiative. As a family doctor who closely follows t
In this first blog of 2022, at the start of a fresh New Year, many of your patients may have resolved to reconnect with their bodies. While most physicians see the importance of ex
Ben-Eltriki M, Cassels A, Erviti J, Wright JM. Why we need a single independent international hypertension clinical practice guideline. Hypertens Res (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41440-02
Dr. Tom Perry of the UBC Therapeutics Initiative is participating as a guest panelist in the live community discussion that will follow the virtual screening of Medicating Normal,
Whenever you take a medication, there is a risk you will experience a side effect. The more medications you take, the greater your risk of side effects. Any new symptoms could be
TREATING FEVER AND PAIN in the time of COVID-19 Many people are asking doctors for information about whether it is safe to use NSAID drugs now. Examples of this drug class includ
We are sharing below some links to authoritative sites and medical journals, regarding COVID-19, that we are checking regularly: For GENERAL INFORMATION: 1. BC CDC public informati
