Medication Management

Confederation College launches pharmacy technician program
Thunder Bay program will help alleviate the increasing demand for techs in northern regions.
U.S. lawmakers to intro bill to make health insurers divest pharmacies
The landmark Senate bill, in response to years of advocacy by U.S. pharmacy groups, would force the companies that own health insurers or PBMs to divest their pharmacy businesses within three years.

New digital platform to empower patients to make better OTC decisions

Pharmacy students create solution to streamline pharmacy workflow and help patients make informed OTC decisions.
Cannabinoid drug interactions: Essential insights for pharmacists

As use becomes more widespread, understanding cannabinoid interactions with medications is essential for pharmacists and other healthcare providers.
The ‘Maplewiser’

A precocious and spirited child and a whimsical mispronunciation becomes a cherished anecdote.
Handling questionable requests for sick notes

What FPs need to know about this pesky duty. A flashback article from 2007.
P.E.I.’s free smoking cessation program now in pharmacies

Islanders who want to quit smoking can now access nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) and prescription smoking cessation medications directly from their local pharmacy.
Statins may increase the risk of myasthenia gravis and ocular myasthenia

A Health Canada safety review concludes that there is a possible link between statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) use and the risk of myasthenia gravis.
Updated Canadian recommendations on the use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults

NACI issues new guidance on use of pneumococcal vaccines, incorporating the new 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive).
POLL: Pharmacists, are you seeing physicians in your community refuse faxed requests for prescriptions?

Some pharmacists have already been notified by physicians in their communities that they will not accept prescription-related communications by fax.

Confederation College launches pharmacy technician program

U.S. lawmakers to intro bill to make health insurers divest pharmacies

New digital platform to empower patients to make better OTC decisions

Cannabinoid drug interactions: Essential insights for pharmacists

The ‘Maplewiser’

Handling questionable requests for sick notes

P.E.I.’s free smoking cessation program now in pharmacies

Statins may increase the risk of myasthenia gravis and ocular myasthenia

Updated Canadian recommendations on the use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults

POLL: Pharmacists, are you seeing physicians in your community refuse faxed requests for prescriptions?