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Important Disclaimer: The Trillium program does not include seniors on the government funded plan. The Trillium program is a separate, unique plan that beneficiaries apply to receive.  The NEW Trillium year starts August 1 2020. Trillium will automatically renew your … Continue reading →

There is not one answer to this question. Biologic therapies are large protein based structures which mimic proteins in the human body. They are created by engineering living cells to create these proteins in a bioreactor. The cells used can … Continue reading →

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 →