Yearly Archives: 2020

As pharmacists, we often see that although people have great intentions of taking their medication regularly, it often gets forgotten; this happens easily with people with conditions like high cholesterol or high blood pressure that can be relatively symptom free.  … Continue reading →

Dr. JoAnn Manson is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts. I have had the pleasure of hearing her speak at many meetings … Continue reading →

We have had inquiries from our clients as to what can be done to obtain a prescription renewal when their physician is not available.  Ideally, prescriptions for maintenance medications are issued at your physician visit with enough renewals to last … Continue reading →

There have been many questions regarding starting a new therapy that can increase infection risk during pandemic times.  The consistent messaging from specialists treating autoimmune conditions has been that a person should maintain treatments as this has less risk of … Continue reading →

We have featured blogs over the last two years on the importance of vaccination, especially for patients who have autoimmune conditions and have a greater risk of infection than the general public.  During COVID-19 many family physician offices have been … Continue reading →

We all may remember the dreaded Freshman 15, well unfortunately self-isolation can pose similar challenges of  weight gain that we have to try and combat. In these uncertain times we may be choosing to do more at home baking to … Continue reading →

As we have written in past blogs, the importance of maintaining treatment and staying in low disease activity is crucial at this time. In addition to this, we also need to address the impact that isolation has on autoimmune diseases. … Continue reading →

We welcome Dr Neeraj Narula, McMaster University gastroenterologist and director of the IBD Clinic, to share his thoughts on COVID-19.  Given the use of biologics and immunosuppressive agents, many patients and physicians are concerned about whether IBD patients using these … Continue reading →

Charlton Health is very proud of our team as they continue to offer excellent care during this difficult time.  As we are very aware of the importance of maintaining treatment for autoimmune diseases, we are making every effort to ensure … Continue reading →

As a follow-up to last week’s  message on Covid-19, we are sharing the Ontario Rheumatology Association (ORA) statement regarding medications provided at infusion clinics as essential medications.   All of our clinics continue to operate with the highest vigilance to … Continue reading →