Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 138

PATIENTS CAN

DO IT
WITHOUT LANCETS*

The FreeStyle
Libre system:
An innovative way
to monitor glucose
without routine
finger pricks†
Most private health insurance companies

are now covering the FreeStyle Libre system!

The FreeStyle Libre system liberates patients
from the hassles of glucose monitoring
The FreeStyle Libre sensor

The FreeStyle Libre reader
or FreeStyle LibreLink app‡¶

* A painless way to check
glucose by scanning the
FreeStyle Libre reader
over the sensor

* Scans through clothing**
* Shows current glucose
reading, 8-hour history
and a trend arrow to
indicate where glucose is
heading with every scan

* Eliminates the need for
routine finger pricks†
* 14-day sensor automatically
measures glucose day
and night§

* No finger pricks required
for calibration
Actual size
35 mm x 5 mm

Discover more by calling our HCP Support Line
at 1-844-610-1001 or visit MyFreeStyle.ca
French
The FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system is indicated for measuring interstitial fluid glucose levels in adults aged 18 years and older
who have at least 2 years of experience in self-managing their diabetes. For In Vitro Diagnostic Use Only. Always read and follow the label/insert.

*
†

Scanning the sensor does not require lancets.
A finger prick test using a blood glucose meter is required during times of rapidly changing glucose levels when interstitial fluid glucose levels
may not accurately reflect blood glucose levels or if hypoglycemia or impending hypoglycemia is reported by the system or when symptoms
do not match the system readings.

‡ The FreeStyle LibreLink app and the FreeStyle Libre reader have similar but not identical features. A finger prick test using a blood glucose meter

is required during times of rapidly changing glucose levels when interstitial fluid glucose levels may not accurately reflect blood glucose levels or if
hypoglycemia or impending hypoglycemia is reported by the FreeStyle LibreLink app or when symptoms do not match the LibreLink app readings.

§

For a complete glycemic picture, scan once every 8 hours.

¶

The FreeStyle Libre sensor communicates with the FreeStyle Libre reader that started it, or the FreeStyle LibreLink app that started it. If
you wish to use both the reader and the app, start your sensor with the reader first, then scan with the phone within one hour. Data is not
synchronized between devices, so to ensure your report includes all available data, choose one device that you will use to scan your sensor
at least once every 8 hours.
Eng

** The reader can scan through clothing with a thickness up to 4 mm.

© 2019 Abbott
FreeStyle, Libre, and related brand marks are trademarks of Abbott in various jurisdictions. Product images are for illustrative purposes only.
ADC-11088


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Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019

Regulation and innovation in practice – Not a “drug interaction”?
Dietary sodium and the health of Canadians
Professional abstinence: What does it mean for pharmacists?
Canada’s new Healthy Eating Strategy: Implications for health care professionals and a call to action
Report from the 2018 National Summit on Wicked Problems in Community Pharmacy
Medical abortion: A practice tool for pharmacists
Community-based management of epistaxis: Who bloody knows?
The pharmacist’s role in successful deprescribing through hospital medication reconciliation
Pharmacists to improve hypertension management: Guideline concordance from North America to Europe
The patient experience in a community pharmacy mental illness and addictions program
Community pharmacists’ experiences with the Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program
Cross-Canada updates
The conference experience—Making it yours
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Intro
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Cover1
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Cover2
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 137
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 138
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 139
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 140
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 141
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 142
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Regulation and innovation in practice – Not a “drug interaction”?
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 144
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 145
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 146
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Dietary sodium and the health of Canadians
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Professional abstinence: What does it mean for pharmacists?
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 149
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 150
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Canada’s new Healthy Eating Strategy: Implications for health care professionals and a call to action
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 152
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 153
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 154
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 155
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 156
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 157
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Report from the 2018 National Summit on Wicked Problems in Community Pharmacy
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 159
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Medical abortion: A practice tool for pharmacists
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 161
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 162
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 163
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Community-based management of epistaxis: Who bloody knows?
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 165
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 166
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 167
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 168
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 169
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 170
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 171
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 172
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 173
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 174
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 175
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 176
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - The pharmacist’s role in successful deprescribing through hospital medication reconciliation
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 178
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 179
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Pharmacists to improve hypertension management: Guideline concordance from North America to Europe
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 181
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 182
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 183
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 184
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 185
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - The patient experience in a community pharmacy mental illness and addictions program
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 187
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 188
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 189
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 190
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 191
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 192
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Community pharmacists’ experiences with the Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 194
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 195
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 196
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 197
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 198
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 199
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 200
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 201
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 202
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 203
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Cross-Canada updates
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 205
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 206
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - The conference experience—Making it yours
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 208
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 209
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 210
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 211
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - 212
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Cover3
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - Cover4
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - CPH1
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - CPH2
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - CPH3
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - CPH4
Canadian Pharmacists Journal - May/June 2019 - CPH5
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