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Now Available: a FREE, evidence-informed, interactive online course on #deprescribing developed by @UDalhousie @OPTx_Team & launched with @DeprescribeNet to increase primary care clinicians’ awareness, knowledge & skills in deRx. Start the course today! daloptx.deprescribingnetwork.ca

@pharming_48 Heh heh sounds like this is a passionate topic for you!

@RxFilesCA How many times can I vote?

Question! What colour should we make the cover of the next edition of our book?

@ChooseWiselyCA Yes - and also available in 13 other languages - see rxfiles.ca/tools. Well done Choosing Wisely!

Difficulty accessing antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection? Now is a good time to remember that antibiotics do not treat viral infections. Try using the viral prescription pad to help improve symptoms when antibiotics aren't needed #WAAW: #prescriber-tools" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">choosingwiselycanada.org/primary-care/a…

FRIDAY, #1. Lower doses of bupropion appear just as likely to benefit depression as high doses. Ref: tinyurl.com/f6r99js8

THURSDAY, #2. An adequate trial of an antipsychotic for schizophrenia is at least 6 weeks using at least 50% of the maximum dose. Ref: tinyurl.com/43nnwwyh

WEDNESDAY, #3. Adding a single dose of naproxen to a triptan increases efficacy and is unlikely to cause additional harms. Ref: tinyurl.com/yc33v2f4

TUESDAY, #4. Patients who fill more than 2 SABA inhalers per year in asthma should be reassessed for a change in therapy. Ref: tinyurl.com/yckn525e

This week (in preparation for our February 2023 conference) we are counting down the top 5 practice-changing messages from our 2022 conference. MONDAY, #5. A (short) 5-day course of antibiotics can be used for community-acquired pneumonia in kids. Ref: tinyurl.com/bde789wc

Registration is now open for our Feb 11, 2023 annual conference! We feel completely certain that this will be our best one yet. Link here: rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/upload…

The PEER team is pleased to announce that the 11th annual Practical Evidence for Informed Practice (PEIP) conference is open for registration. Join us for entertaining evidence-based reviews of clinically relevant primary care topics. Visit peipconference.ca.

Very proud to have been a part of this video. Well done to all involved.

@cleung26 @QueensuFamMed You are very welcome!

Thank you @RxFilesCA for these amazing patient booklets for @QueensuFamMed We will make great use of these booklets for our patients! Also excited to get the latest addition of the drug comparison charts

Just 3 days left before the Early Bird 🐦 deadline for the RxFiles Conference 2022! Come join us on February 12 for updates from the worlds of infectious disease, psychiatry, diabetes, and much more! rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/upload…

Our 2nd Annual (Online) Conference is February 12, 2022. Amazing lineup of speakers. Register now for the early bird rate! rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/upload…

Did you hear that the new etonogestrel implantable rod (NEXPLANON) is now a formulary benefit for Saskatchewan Health and NIHB? See how it compares to other birth control options with our chart rxfiles.ca/RxFiles/upload…

@helenhamill Have you seen our Geri-RxFiles Drug Interactions page? rxfiles.ca/RxFiles/upload…

People have been asking us if it is worth upgrading from an earlier RxFiles edition to the new 13th. Some of the big benefits: ✅over 40 new pages ✅10% bigger font than the 12th Edition (!!) ✅literally thousands of cost, formulary, & guideline changes

Are you a pharmacist? Are you interested in the field of sleep medicine? The Canadian Sleep Society organizes a one day education course specially for you on October 28th 2021! Information and registration here: sleepconference.ca