Please be advised that a shortage of Rasagiline has been reported due to a distruption in manufacturing. This shortage was reported on February 20, 2019, with an anticipated end date of May 3, 2019 according to Drug Shortages Canada. As Rasagiline is not covered...
Merck Canada Inc., distributor of SINEMET® (levodopa and carbidopa) in Canada, released a statement on October 30th, 2018 noting that there are global manufacturing delays in the production and resupply of these products. The limited supply, which may result in...
Effective April 1, 2019, Dr. Christopher Honey, UBC neurosurgeon, will be increasing his operating time to accommodate 72 Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgeries annually, instead of the current 36. Parkinson Society BC appreciates the work done by the Vancouver...
Avis Muir’s husband, Douglas, passed away following a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease in September, 2017. Douglas, a Nanaimo resident, was a member of the Yellowpoint Singers Choir for many years and his favourite piece was The Irish Blessing....
This fall, we circulated a survey with the intent of gathering the names of those interested in a scholarship program to attend the World Parkinson Congress in 2019. As a result of the overwhelming response and budgetary constraints, unfortunately, we will be unable...
Behind every person with Parkinson's stands a strong community of friends, family, and loved ones who help make it possible to live a full and happy life with PD. This month, we celebrate and thank the carepartners who support over 13,000 British Columbians living...
CBC News' Brady Stratchan published an article on October 29, 2018 outlining the issue of waitlist times in British Columbia for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. Only 1 doctor in province does deep brain stimulation procedure — and there's a 3-year wait for...
Employees of Canada Post began rotating strikes across the country on October 22, 2018. The strikes are expected to continue until the union representing its workers and Canada Post come to a deal. As some of our communications are executed by mail, for example,...
Tickets for our fall raffle are now available! Explore the best that Canada has to offer with the grand prize of a $500 Travel Credit Voucher from VIA Rail! There is also a secondary prize of a Keurig® K200 Plus Series with a pod starter pack. Call...
