Reformulary Group

It’s #BellLetsTalk day. Join the mental health conversation and help reduce stigma while raising money for mental health research and services. Watch the video & retweet your commitment to improving mental health conditions. #mentalhealth #pandemic youtube.com/watch?v=qohRFP…

Thank you @taimhuynh for launching RAT Tracker. But you’re right. The @thelocalhealth can’t do the data heavy lifting to track #COVID in Ontario schools. That’s a job for #DougFord and the Ontario Government. #OnPoli

Excited to announce a new artificial intelligence collaboration with @MaRSDD and @awscloud to develop an #AI app to process mounds of prescription drug info into structured data.Helps employers, employees, pharmacies & pharmaceutical companies. Gets underway Jan 2022

Thank you Michelle Good @Creeborn for your brilliant novel Five Little Indians. It explores the trauma experienced by children in #residentialschools. It is shocking & sad but eye-opening. We begin to heal through learning #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #EveryChildMatters

Today @Reformulary we pause and remember Canada’s sad legacy of residential schools, honour those children lost and reflect on the Survivor’s ongoing trauma. We encourage Canadians to join us on this first #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #EveryChildMatters @GCIndigenous

Ontario is now in Step Three of Roadmap to Reopen! Thanks to our #HealthCareHeroes and every Ontarian who has gotten their shot, we can get back to the things we've missed like going to a concert or eating indoors at your favourite restaurant Learn more: Ontario.ca/reopen

In its latest brief published Wednesday, the group of experts said these strategies are needed to deal with the significant increase in fatal overdoses since the novel coronavirus appeared in Ontario in 2020. bit.ly/3z205aS

Why won’t Canadian Blood Services @CanadasLifeline let me donate blood? There is a #Canadian shortage as hospitals catch up on post-#pandemic surgery Old rules & paying for U.S. blood products must change. @GovCanHealth Modernize and serve Canadians better bit.ly/3mcbMZU

@reformulary we’re proudly screening 2x/week as part of the @cdlscreening program. A fantastic initiative that’s reliable, rapid & robust - a win-win for all. Read more about it here: tgam.ca/36sPbiy #workplacesafety #cdnhealth #makingsenseofmedicine

@reformulary has partnered with @creativedlab to pilot workplace #COVID19 rapid screening. This reflects our mission to use data-driven insights to improve the health of #Canadians. We deployed the program into our #workplace & are sharing our #data. We are #MakingSenseofMedicine

Sleepless nights during the #pandemic? You weren’t alone. @reformulary saw a 13% ⬆️in the # of ppl making a claim for insomnia meds in 2020. Shockingly the # of under 19s claiming for sleep aids ⬆️by 35%. Further evidence of the profound impact of #COVID19 bit.ly/3wRJlD6

There’s a lot at stake including future negotiations for #COVID19vaccines. @konradyakabuski article outlines Canada’s drug regulation process & it’s not pretty. We have more to say about the regulatory environment here. Something that should concern us all ow.ly/QY0250F5E05

Ontario's children have been out of school longer than any other province in Canada, impacting not only their learning, but their physical and mental health. We must act now to prioritize children in our pandemic recovery. Read our full statement. #KidsInCrisis

📆 On June 10th join Pharmacy Benefits expert Helen Stevenson, @Reformulary Group, along with Eric Kerr, @HUBInsurance, for an in-depth look at how large cost prescription drugs can impact your operations. Learn more: bit.ly/3i1pr3Q

"Healthcare professionals should be alert to the possibility of long covid in anyone with confirmed or suspected covid-19. How to treat these longer term consequences is now an urgent research priority," writes @maxwele2 ow.ly/6aM250EYFtE

New @reformulary data show a dramatic ⬆️(61%) in psoriasis treatments during the #pandemic. Even our skin was impacted by lockdowns & stress. For 30-40yo there was a 70% jump in medication for psoriasis; those 50-65 saw a 49% ⬆️. For more on these findings ow.ly/mMkR50EXLq7

The urgency to support children & youth + address this crisis is great @children1stca #codePINK #8millionreasons #cdnhealth (3/3)

These findings are in line with reports from @mch_childrens that cite that eating disorders & substance abuse are on the ⬆️ in #youth. Our data shows that these figures are disproportionately #female. (2/3)

More #kids experiencing mental & physical issues since #COVID19 pandemic: @reformulary data shows #mentalhealth-related claims ⬆️ to 13.4% in Apr 2020 from 8.6% between Sept 2019 & Jan 2020. So far in 2021, this figure stands at 13.6%. (1/3)

In this episode, Founder and CEO of @reformulary, Helen Stevensen, and Principal Consultant at H3, Chris Bonnett, discuss the need for a collaborative approach to get us on the path to meaningful #pharmacare #reform. bit.ly/32DQlWQ