Resources

General

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

Choosing Wisely Canada

Nova Scotia Drug Information System

Nova Scotia Take Home Naloxone Program

Opioids

Nova Scotia Opioid Use and Overdose Strategy

The 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Canadian Opioid Guidelines: Guidance Statement 3: Co-prescribing with opioids (pg 80)

Canadian Guidelines on Opioid Use Disorder Among Older Adults 2019

Acute Pain: Musculoskeletal, Low Back and Post-Surgical – February 2021 – Dalhousie Academic Detailing Services Resources

Benzodiazepines

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH): Benzodiazepines for the Treatment of Adults with Mental Health Conditions or Sleep Disorders Guidelines

Centre for Effective Practice: Managing Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults Tool

Canadian Guidelines on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Use Disorder Among Older Adults 2019

Stimulants

Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines – CADDRA

Canadian agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH): High-Dose Stimulants for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness, Safety, and Guidelines

Centre for Effective Practice: ADHD in Adults

Tapering/Deprescribing

Centre for Effective Practice: Management of Chronic Insomnia

Canadian Deprescribing Network: Benzodiazepine and z-drugs

Deprescribing.Org: Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist

Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists - Evidence-based clinical practice guideline

Centre for Effective Practice: Opioid Tapering

Canadian Deprescribing Network Opioid Tapering Protocol

Legislation

Prescription Monitoring Act

Prescription Monitoring Regulations

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Colleges & Associations

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Doctors Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists

Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia

Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Dental Association

Nova Scotia College of Nursing

Additional Links

Health Canada

Contact a NSPMP consultant

Please do not send private health information by email.

Lillian Berry, Pharmacist Consultant

Phone: 902-496-3636 | Fax: 902-481-3157 | [email protected]