Thursday, May 31, 2007

12:10: The health Roundup with Jay, Jimmy and Jamie

12:20: Experts at the National Grocery Conference this week say the movement by consumers to buy food that’s convenient, easy on the waistline and hopefully the wallet is here to stay.

Guest: Gabby Nobrega, Senior VP, Member Services & Communications with Food & Consumer Products of Canada.

12:35: Cosmetics time!

Guest: Phil Hudson, Kalaya Cosmetics.

12:45: DayNight Pharmacy segment.

Guest: Hilton Silberg

Hilton talked about med checks and stop study on the radio today!

It was great to have Hilton back from a working / pleasure vacation. Hilton wanted to remind everyone of the med check program now offered through all Daynight Pharmacy's. Due to the passing of the The Transparent Drug System for Patients Act (TDSPA), pharmacists are now being recognized as a valuable tool to help patients with their medications. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care collaboratively with the Ontario Pharmacy Council and the Ontario Pharmacist's Association, have developed and implemented this professional service called MED CHECK. For a patient to qualify for the Med Check review, he /she must be a 1. beneficiary of the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and currently taking a minimum of three chronic prescription medications. This service is free to the patient and is voluntary to those who choose to participate and is available on a annual basis. Those patients residing in long-term care facilities are not eligible.

The STOP ( Stop Smoking Therapy For Ontario Patients) Study, is also available at all Daynight Pharmacies and can help with up to 5 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy for those who are trying to quit. Patients are asked to sign up on the www.stopstudy.ca web site to see if there are eligible. Upon eligibility the patient will be able to have individual help with one of Daynight's Pharmacists. What a great reason to quit smoking !