Medication Posts

Health Canada announces The Drug and Health Product Register

February 26, 2015

People can now find practical information such as what a drug is used for, safety warnings and common and reported ...

De-prescribing medications to improve your health or Which drug can I stop first?

October 18, 2014

By Cara Tannenbaum, M.D. Geriatrician and Pharmacy Chair in Health and Aging, University of Montreal. Are you ...

CARP Member Study Calls for Enhanced Meds Reviews

August 26, 2014

CARP has a long history of weighing in on policy issues facing our health care system to ensure that older Canadians ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Mind Matters

April 17, 2014

I'm a Boomer and I had my mid life crisis at 45, around the time Bill Clinton was being impeached for having his. As ...

Hospice Society President and Director Discuss Need for Advanced Care Planning

January 11, 2013

As the Rasouli case is heard in the Supreme Court of Canada this week, some critical questions have surfaced over the ...