The Hidden Epidemic

Affiliations

¹ , BScPhm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FCSHP, is Senior Director, Pharmacy, Unity Health Toronto, and Adjunct Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. He is also an Associate Editor with the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy.

Editorial

Clarence Chant. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2022 Spring.

. 2022 Spring;75(2):67-68.

doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v75i2.3278. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

¹ , BScPhm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FCSHP, is Senior Director, Pharmacy, Unity Health Toronto, and Adjunct Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. He is also an Associate Editor with the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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