Vicki Wood
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/28/2021
Share your favourite photos to win!
We all need a break from this year. Send us your photos: Puppies, kittens, baby goats and ponies. Sunsets, snowstorms, gardens, cityscapes and friends. We want to see them all! - 7/26/2021
Holding on to pharmacy's pandemic-era gains
A special report from our U.S. sister publication, DrugStoreNews: Pharmacy’s power and prominence grew during the pandemic — now the industry wants to make it permanent. - 7/25/2021
HPSA issues urgent call for Canadians to return unused medications
A recent Statistics Canada report found that since the start of the pandemic, the majority of excess deaths among Canadians under 65 came from substance abuse and overdose, including opioids and drugs. - 7/20/2021
Poll: The impact of COVID on your pharmacy's bottom line
How are you quantifying the net financial impact of COVID vaccination campaigns conducted in your pharmacy? - 7/18/2021
Pharmacist helps migrant workers access care
From a start answering general health questions from migrant workers, pharmacist Eustace Orleans-Lindsay is now a leading advocate and enabler, helping them access health care and information. - 7/6/2021
Model links contaminants from drug-making process to potential DNA damage
A model by UBC researchers using yeast suggests that contaminants created during the drug manufacturing process may damage DNA. - 6/20/2021
Pharmacists are giv’n’er
Despite a chaotic system, frayed nerves and emotional exhaustion, pharmacists are giving it all they’ve got. - 6/15/2021
New reader contest! What do you most want to do when the pandemic is over?
One day the pandemic will be over—even for pharmacists. Tell us about your post-pandemic bucket list or send us a photo of the activity you look forward to to resuming, place you long to visit or people you can't wait to hug. - 6/15/2021
Combination shown effective for patients with advanced melanoma
Study shows patients with advanced melanoma receiving combination therapy with the drugs nivolumab and ipilimumab continue to show improved survival compared to ether drug alone - 6/14/2021
New course provides tools to help patients sleep better
Pharmacist-led, online program aims to remedy insomnia troubles by training pharmacists to help patients better deal with sleep issues.
