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Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Questions & Answers

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Overview Q1 What is the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada? The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada ( PEBC ) is the national certification body for the pharmacy profession in Canada. PEBC is a non-profit organization with more than 40 years of experience in assessing the qualifications and competence of candidates for licensing by pharmacy provincial regulatory authorities. Established by Special Act of Parliament on December 21,1963, PEBC functions as an arms-length national examining board for pharmacists seeking entry-to-practice licensure in Canada. Q2 What is the purpose of the PEBC?
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15 Facts about HARVONI the recent Hepatitis C from Gilead

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HARVONI   It is a combination of ledipasvir (90mg), a (HCV) NS5A inhibitor, and sofosbuvir (400mg), an HCV nucleotide analog NS5B polymerase inhibitor. HARVONI was approved by FDA on 10  October  2014, as first Hepatitis C drug combination, that used alone without need to ribavirin or peginterferon alfa, as in case of SOVALDI. Harvoni 15 facts: Used for treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 infection in adults. HARVONI dose is one tablet to be taken once daily regardless of food. Treatment duration varies according to the case and presence of liver cirrhosis. In naive cirrhotic or not, and in experienced non cirrhotic, they treated for 12 weeks. In naive non-cirrhotic patient with PCR < 6million IU/ml, treatment may reduced to 8 weeks. In experienced cirrhotic patients the treatment extends for 24 weeks. Experienced patients who have failed to treat with other medications. HARVONI used alone without the need to peginterferon al...
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Facts about SOVALDI Therapy

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