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The Elderly Continue to be at Risk from Anti-Psychotic Medication
A study published in the medical journal Lancet Neurology reports that patients over the age of 67 suffering from moderate to severe Alzheimer’s Disease prescribed antipsychotic drugs have double the risk of dying as those taking a placebo. The drugs followed in the study were Risperdal (risperidone), Thorazine (chlorpromazine) and Stelazine (trifluoperazine). Anti-psychotic medications are [...]
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In the decision Latin v. Hospital for Sick Children, 2007 CanLII 34 (ON S.C.) released January 3 2007 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reviewed the issue of what weight is to be given to hospital policies and any failure to adhere to them in assessing whether hospital staff is negligent. In this case the plaintiffs [...]
In a letter to the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) published October 10 2006 John Gray Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CMPA (Canadian Medical Protective Association) in response to a published report of the merits of the New Zealand no fault medical liability system indicates the CMPA’s view that Canada should retain [...]
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