ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/19/2022
My nights at the Midnight circus
During late night shifts at the Midnight Pharmacy, I learned to file, to spin bottle caps, to identify shoplifters (they're not always who you think) and to appreciate the colourful side of life. - 10/20/2022
Burning down the healthcare house
Pharmacies have remained open and accessible as the only healthcare provider not hiding behind a fax machine—whether they did so by choice or directive. - 11/29/2021
Am I a quack?
What COVID has bought to light is the reality that too many otherwise educated, seemingly logical people have an underlying quack factor - 8/25/2021
Pharmacists who drive me crazy
To those pharmacists who go the extra mile, wait the extra hours, fix patients' watches, bring in fresh produce and eggs for their patients. I love you, but maybe it's time to dial it down a bit? - 4/7/2021
You're slaying me! (and I don't mean in the funny way)
Pharmacists have received some lovely 'thank yous" for our extra efforts during the pandemic. What we still haven't received are respect and fair compensation. - 3/1/2021
Eight lessons for sanity in lockdown
- 2/9/2021
Fill your trough
Our patients are thirsty for numerous new services we can provide. Yet when they come to some pharmacies, there's still not much to drink. - 11/15/2020
As the world spins out of control, control what you can
Have I lost my sense of humour yet? Nope. In the face of global calamity, all we can do is what we can do. Even if, sometimes, that means plugging your nose before opening your parents' refrigerator. - 3/22/2020
Time to switch to whiskey
Raise a glass and toast the heroes and hoodlums in this incredibly stressful situation