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A New Treatment For Ulcerative Colitis
On October 3rd, 2023, Health Canada approved Eli Lilly’s newest biologic for the treatment of moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) called Omvoh. With a limited number of therapies available for UC in Canada, the introduction of a new advanced … Continue reading
Show Love to your Heart
As February is heart month, today is an excellent occasion to really show why we love our hearts and how we can reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease. Many studies have shown that patients who have autoimmune conditions are at higher risk of developing heart-related problems such as … Continue reading
Charlton Infusion Clinic Expansion
To better serve our Hamilton and area patients, we have expanded and moved our Stoney Creek Clinic for infusions to 211 Pritchard Road unit # 4. With this expansion, we have additional space to offer our Hamilton patients while maintaining … Continue reading
Do you use the government’s Trillium program in addition to your drug plan?
We are very fortunate in the province of Ontario to have many options for supporting the cost of prescription medications. At Charlton Health we work with specialty medications that have a high cost. These medications are paid for through patient’s … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Charlton Health!
The team at Charlton Health is celebrating the New Year at our new location, 211 Pritchard Rd. Unit 4 in Hamilton. Our team is very excited with our new expanded space and patients who live locally have been very pleased … Continue reading
We’re Moving!
Charlton Health Pharmacy is excited to announce our move to a new expanded facility on the East Hamilton Mountain, as of December 18th. This location has lots of free parking! The pharmacy is on the main floor of the building. … Continue reading
Health Canada Approves Ustekinumab (Stelara) Biosimilar
Health Canada has approved Jamteki as the first biosimilar in Canada of ustekinumab for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. We expect that it will eventually be approved for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis as the originator ustekinumab (Stelara) … Continue reading
Ontario Provides Coverage for the Osteoporosis Medication Evenity (romosozumab)
Treating osteoporosis is vital to preventing fractures. Once a person has experienced a fracture of a weakened bone, especially after the age of 65, their risk of having another fracture in the next 1-2 years is greatly increased. Menopausal women … Continue reading
Answering Your Vaccine Questions (RSV and more…)
In August, we wrote about Health Canada’s approval of a long-awaited vaccine for RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), known as Arexvy, which is for those aged 60 and older. RSV largely impacts those who are young (especially those under age 2) as … Continue reading
World Mental Health Day
This week we celebrate World Mental Health Day (October 10th.) According to the World Health Organization, “This is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right‘ to improve knowledge, raise awareness … Continue reading