Vicki Wood
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/2/2023
Four tips for pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments
With a decade's worth of experience with minor ailment assessment and prescribing in her province, Sascha Dreger has some tips to share with her colleagues just getting started. - 12/29/2022
Updated guidance on probiotic use in neonates, infants and children
Canadian Paediatric Society has issued revised recommendations for using probiotics in pediatric populations - 12/28/2022
Patients are highly satisfied with pharmacy-based travel health services
A systematic review examines the types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services - 12/28/2022
Buprenorphine safer than methadone during pregnancy for opioid-use disorder
But no real difference in risk of adverse maternal outcomes. - 12/22/2022
Minor ailments counselling tools: #1 Moderate to severe dry eye
Students from the Advanced Patient Self-Care class at University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy have created counselling tools and patient handouts on some common minor ailments and conditions. - 12/14/2022
Share your reccos on OTCs
Pharmacists, please participate in our 29th annual Survey on OTC Counselling and Recommendations. - 12/13/2022
Leadership, advocacy and pharmacy – our future is bright
Here's what I've learned: Pharmacy leadership is like an iceberg—much of the work being done on behalf of the profession happens out of sight. - 12/5/2022
It takes passion to make change happen
I often hear from pharmacists who feel stuck in stressful jobs that make them miserable. - 12/1/2022
5 Tips: Applying point-of-care test results to the care of your patients
Community pharmacists in Canada have taken on expanded roles in patient care. - 12/1/2022
Managing constipation in pediatric patients
In North America, it is thought to affect 10% to 23% of children up to 18 years of age and contribute to 3%–5% of visits to a pediatrician.
