The Conservatives are calling on the federal government to allow the importation and sale of foreign language-labelled versions of the same formulations of over-the-counter paediatric pain medication, in response to an ongoing nationwide shortage.
OTTAWA (dpa-AFX) - Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company Paladin Labs Inc., a unit of Endo International plc (ENDP), announced Wednesday Health Canada's approval of Wakix (pitolisant).The drug
NEW YORK CITY (dpa-AFX) - Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Co., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) announced Wednesday Health Canada's approval of OPDIVO (nivolumab)
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Starting Thursday, all adults over the age of 35 will be eligible for a vaccine.
Vaccine appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority phone number or website or through participating pharmacies. Some drive-thru and walk-in clinics are also still open and will have vaccine.
The province said Wednesday that there are 11,200 Moderna doses available and pharmacies will receive a further 15,500 doses of Moderna this week for distribution next week. The SHA also has 6,000 appointments available through its booking system and 8,000 doses available for drive thru and walk-in clinics beginning Thursday and Monday.
Saskatchewan said its reopening plan hinges on vaccine uptake. The roadmap, announced Tuesday, will see some restrictions lifted three weeks after 70 per cent of all residents aged 40 or older have a first dose of vaccine. Further restrictions will be loosened once 70 per cent of the population aged 30 and over have received a
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Alberta is waiting to hear how many doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine it will receive after Health Canada approved its use Wednesday, said the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw.
Hinshaw said Alberta has been working for months in anticipation that the medication would be one of the first approved by the federal health agency. There is also no date of arrival just yet.
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