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- 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. - 12/9/2023
Close call: Saskatchewan patient nearly gets the wrong strength of their prescription
The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals shared the incident on its website as a learning opportunity. - 12/7/2023
How can Health Canada better inform practitioners and patients about drug shortages?
Stakeholders told Health Canada their ideas ranging from a stronger domestic market and better website materials to tracking drugs with AI and adding punishments around not reporting. - 12/6/2023
Express Scripts Canada’s new $200 fee for pharmacies raises concerns of U.S.-style PBMs in Canada
The Ontario Pharmacists Association has come out against the new fee, calling it a shift towards ‘U.S. PBM-style operations and business practices into the Canadian market.’ - 12/4/2023
Pharmacy Brands Canada opens pharmacist-led clinic in Alberta
The group hopes to expand the model into more communities across the country. - 12/3/2023
Seven things pharmacists should do to prepare for emergencies and disasters: FIP
The organization has created updated guidelines for what all pharmacists should have, know and do in case of disaster. - 12/2/2023
Dexamethasone oral liquid confusion leads to underdose in infant: ISMP Canada
Dexamethasone oral liquid needs to be made available in commercially available pediatric formulations, ISMP Canada says. Until then, prescribers should follow their tips to avoid errors. - 11/30/2023
Alberta adds more flexibility for internationally educated pharmacist graduates
The Alberta College of Pharmacy has changed what internationally educated pharmacist graduates (IEPGs) need to practice in the province. - 11/29/2023
PharmaGuide partners with medSask
The company says the combination will help pharmacists optimize patient outcomes. - 11/27/2023
26% of diabetics dispose of sharps incorrectly, making take-back programs essential
Participating pharmacists distribute free, eco-friendly sharps containers, and take them back when they're full.