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- 4/12/2022
Target marketing and your pharmacy, Part 2
Convenience is usually one of the major factors in the success of your target marketing. All demographic groups like convenience, whether it’s ease of location access by vehicle or on foot, hours of operation or the efficiency of each in-store shopping experience and checkout. - 4/12/2022
POLL: How are people responding to 4th dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in your own community/pharmacy?
Canadian provinces and territories are now making 4th doses available. NACI recommends the booster dose for eligible at-risk patients over 70 years of age, however provincial eligibility varies and often includes those 60 years and older. - 4/12/2022
Ending appointments: A guide to the four-part closure statement
When I was in grad school, a professor spoke with us about how our society doesn’t end things well—we’d rather say “see you later” than “this is goodbye.” - 4/12/2022
U.K. investigating puzzling spike in liver disease in children
The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases, and scientists and doctors are considering other possible causes. - 4/12/2022
Horror movies
Child psychiatrist Dr. Gail Beck sees many youths overwhelmed by the Ukraine war and the other crises we face today. 'Real life is more frightening than what can be imagined,' one said. - 4/12/2022
How can you stamp out violence in your pharmacy?
Pharmacies have increasingly become the target of potential violence over the past few decades. The presence of drugs has always put them at risk of robbery, but early and late hours have made them more vulnerable to holdups. - 4/12/2022
Trudeau visits Edmonton, criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis
Alberta's United Conservative Party government has focused on a recovery-oriented strategy. Access to opioid dependency programs and drug-use sites has been limited. - 4/11/2022
As provinces ask people to manage COVID risks, experts say the public has less data
As public health measures have lifted across the country, several indicators of COVID-19 are rising all across Canada, driven by BA.2, a highly contagious sub-lineage of the Omicron variant. - 4/11/2022
Families, doctors contest Alabama transgender treatment ban
The two lawsuits—one on behalf of two families and another on behalf two families and the physicians who treat their children—pose legal challenges to legislation signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. - 4/11/2022
Vitals: The paper/ electronic divide
We asked doctors which aspects of clinical practice in their main practice setting or institution are electronic.