Licensing

Alberta changes regulations for high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder
Under the new rules, high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder will be distributed by licensed AHS clinics and patients will take them there, witnessed by a health professional.
Practice management: When it's time to part ways
Ending the doctor-patient relationship can be stressful. Here’s what to keep in mind.

'Exceptional staffing shortages' prompt college to give pharmacist extra fine instead of suspension

Anne Marie Kember was sanctioned by the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists for using expired compounding powders.
Expelled twice, revoked this time: Montreal doctor lied about getting kicked out from two U.S universities

Dr. Sirpal Sanjeev failed to disclose his history of academic misconduct when he applied for CaRMS and for his Quebec licence, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
Nunavut wants healthcare professionals to take winter holidays closer to the North Pole

Incentive designed to avoid staff shortages over the holiday season.
N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says the move would compromise the profession's basic tenet of self-regulation.
NAPRA pilot program helps international pharmacy graduates get licensed faster

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) is highlighting its new program to help international pharmacy graduates become pharmacists in Canada.
PEI pharmacists gain minor ailment prescribing, ability to renew prescriptions

The Pharmacy Plus PEI program allows pharmacists to assess and prescribe for 32 common ailments as well as renewing prescriptions.
Canadian women sign on to lawsuits around permanent birth-control Essure

Hundreds of women have signed on to a class action lawsuit and mass tort against Bayer, which made Essure, a permanent birth control device.
5 Tips for maximizing technicians’ skills in your community pharmacy

Technicians will be at the centre of a paradigm shift in community pharmacy.

Alberta changes regulations for high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder

Practice management: When it's time to part ways

'Exceptional staffing shortages' prompt college to give pharmacist extra fine instead of suspension

Expelled twice, revoked this time: Montreal doctor lied about getting kicked out from two U.S universities

Nunavut wants healthcare professionals to take winter holidays closer to the North Pole

N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

NAPRA pilot program helps international pharmacy graduates get licensed faster

PEI pharmacists gain minor ailment prescribing, ability to renew prescriptions

Canadian women sign on to lawsuits around permanent birth-control Essure

5 Tips for maximizing technicians’ skills in your community pharmacy