The Charlton Centre

Mind Over Medicine: Preventing the Nocebo Effect

The 'nocebo effect' is an interesting concept where negative expectations and beliefs about treatment or medicine can actually have a…

11 months ago

New Advanced Treatment for Psoriasis Launched in Canada

In our September 2022 blog, we mentioned that a new advanced therapy for psoriasis had been launched in the United…

12 months ago

Charlton Health Launches Biosimilar Video

Charlton Health is pleased to launch a video explaining biosimilars.  We have received many questions about switching from an originator…

1 year ago

Understanding Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Arthritis – A New Tool

We are very excited to announce that the Canadian Spondylitis Association has added a great tool for patients to their…

1 year ago

New Autoinjector For Risankizumab (Skyrizi)

Many of the advanced therapies for autoimmune diseases are protein-based medications we refer to as biologics. To avoid stomach digestion,…

1 year ago

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

March is the month we celebrate the pharmacy profession, and the role pharmacists play in patient care.  As pharmacists at…

1 year ago

Understanding Biosimilars and Non-Medical Switch: The Details

At Charlton Health we specialize in providing biologic medications for many autoimmune conditions.  Some of these medications have been on…

1 year ago

Traveling with A Biologic Medication

Many of our patients have indicated they are planning a vacation over the winter months to a sunny destination. It…

1 year ago

Publicly Funded Shingles Vaccine Program Expanded

Publicly funded shingles vaccination has been available for many years for adults aged 65-70. Initially, the vaccine provided was Zostavax,…

1 year ago

What’s in store for 2023…

Happy New Year to our Charlton Family! We enter 2023 with much excitement as treatments for autoimmune diseases continue to…

1 year ago