BMC News

Media Release: ISMP Canada Urges Patients to Take Steps to Reduce the Chances of a Medication Mistake

Media Release quoting BMC Chair, Linda Wilhelm, about new ISMP website designed to enable patients to report medication incidents (Released:  June 9, 2010)

Letter to the Editor: Governments avoid health reform

Letter to the Editor in the Telegraph-Journal about the need to prioritize health reform  (Published:  June 7, 2010)

Medication Incident Pilot Website: www.SafeMedicationUse.ca

www.SafeMedicationUse.ca is a pilot website designed by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada for consumers/patients to report medication incidents.  BMC supports the launch of this important pilot website and encourages patients to use it and provide feedback during the pilot period.

 

Letter to the Editor: Where's compassion and accountability?

Letter to the Editor on New Brunswick citizens' urgent need for a catastrophic drug plan (Published March 15, 2010)

Article: Advocate pushes for catastrophic drug plan in N.B.

Article in Telegraph-Journal about New Brunswick's dire need for catastrophic drug coverage (Published March 13, 2010)

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