Disclaimer and Privacy Statement

Disclaimer

Information provided in response to a drug information request will conform to the professional standards in the field of pharmacy, however as there is no opportunity to speak with the person making this request, all relevant information required to provide an accurate response may not be available. As such the accuracy of the information provided through this service and/or its application to any particular situation cannot be guaranteed.  medSask and the University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, do not provide any warranties regarding the accuracy or applicability of any information provided by this service and do not assume any liability regarding such information.

Any information you submit is secure, private and confidential. medSask will never share or disclose your information to any third party. Please read our privacy policy for more details.

Privacy

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
medSask is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email, text message or verbally during a phone call.  We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to speak with your doctor, and only if you provide us explicit permission.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you by phone in the future to follow-up with you about your question.

Security
Your information is protected both online and offline.  Only employees of medSask who need your information to provide additional service to you will have access to the information.  The computers/servers used to store information are kept in a secure environment.

Access to your information
If you ever have concerns about the information medSask has about you, you may contact us via email or phone to:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Have us delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 306-966-6340 or via email at druginfo@usask.ca

Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP)

Saskatchewan's Pharmaceutical Information Program | eHealth Saskatchewan | Government of Saskatchewan

Funding 

The operation of medSask is made possible by grants from Saskatchewan Health, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals, donations from Saskatchewan pharmacies and pharmacists, license agreements for guidelines, and in-kind support from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

We do not, and will not, advertise on our website to generate revenue.