Pharmacy Technician's Letter Canada

Other: New Asthma Guidelines: Canadian Consensus Report January 2000

Article: Advair, the first inhaler that combines BOTH a long-acting bronchodilator (salmeterol) and corticosteroid (fluticasone) October 1999

Other: Advair Diskus (salmeterol xinafoate / fluticasone propionate, dry powder for inhalation) October 1999

Other: Oral Prednisone for Acute Asthma in Children August 1999

Other: New Montelukast Sodium (Singulair) Precautions August 1999

Other: Medications for Asthma and the Risk of Dental Caries August 1999

Article: Children with asthma tend to have a higher risk of cavities August 1999

Article: Oral prednisone is as effective as IV methylprednisolone for treating acute asthma August 1999

Article: New precautions are being added to the patient information leaflets for Singulair (montelukast) August 1999

Article: Singulair (montelukast), the second leukotriene receptor antagonist for asthma September 1998

Other: New Product: The Doser July 1997

Article: Too many asthmatics still AREN'T using inhaled steroids April 1997

Article: New asthma guidelines April 1997

Other: The 1997 Expert Panel Report II: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma April 1997