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- 12/28/2023
How B.C. pharmacists can (and can't) receive prescriptions
The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia has reviewed the rules, including receiving prescriptions by email and text, getting them faxed from other pharmacists, and accepting photocopies. - 12/28/2023
New guidance for pharmacists compounding semaglutide preparations amid Ozempic shortage
The Ontario College of Pharmacists' guidance shares the rules around compounding semaglutide preparations, communicating with prescribers and patients, and what's allowed when promoting the service. - 12/27/2023
Saskatchewan pharmacists can now prescribe for two new minor ailments
The new additions bring the list of conditions they can treat up to 30. - 12/21/2023
Persistence Capital Partners reduces offer to take Neighbourly Pharmacy
The new offer is a decrease of 10% from the original proposal. - 12/21/2023
Offering Opioid Agonist Treatment over the holidays? Here’s what you need to know
The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia is offering guidance around issues like pharmacies being closed during regular dosing times and prescribers being difficult to reach during the holidays. - 12/19/2023
CPhA to submit complaint to Competition Bureau around new ESC fee
Association also encourages pharmacists who are upset about the upcoming new fee to reach out to their MPs. - 12/18/2023
‘An important step’: New Canadian Drug Agency announced
The agency will encompass CADTH and cover the appropriate prescribing and use of medications and national data collection. - 12/18/2023
Zonnic: best-in-class nicotine replacement therapy or big tobacco’s latest ploy?
Zonnic nicotine pouches only started being sold in mid-October, but they’re already controversial, with the Health Minister and health organizations coming out against them. Their maker says they're being unfairly defamed. - 12/18/2023
Sun Life invests $9.5 million in online pharmacy business
The move to expand investment in Pillway raised concerns about vertical integration and its effect on community pharmacies and patient choice. - 12/9/2023
‘Built for the future’: Are Ontario’s Pharmacy Care Clinics where the field is headed?
Shoppers Drug Mart says its Pharmacy Care Clinics are designed to anticipate the needs coming with pharmacists doing more assessing and prescribing.