Medication Management

The latest blog from Canada’s chief pharmacist officer is a remember that the profession has made huge strides towards being recognized for the key role pharmacists play in our vast and diverse healthcare system. The next priority is to keep pushing down the remaining barriers to pharmacists being all they can be.

Three-year study shows significant and sustained weight reduction with tirzepatide and a markedly lower risk of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.

Avalon Lupini was spending precious time handwriting expiry labels so she created SmartyPrints.

Dr. Nicholas Steinberg comes across an interesting case that demonstrates the value of family doctors.

Dr. Harley Eisman, interim medical director of pediatric emergency services at Montreal Children’s Hospital, says the increase in patients is due to seasonal viruses spreading at the same time as walking pneumonia cases.

Dr. Sohail Gandhi on the Ontario Health Insurance Plan demanding that a Kingston, Ont. physician pay back $600,000 for running a COVID vaccination clinic.

I remember working on a medication adherence program with colleagues who, while supportive of the idea, raised concerns about the required effort. I left those meetings feeling frustrated. I wanted things to be better for our pharmacy teams and the patients we serve, but I couldn’t make that change alone.

The OCP’s latest deterrence strategy has been validated by a sharp decline in pharmacy robberies over the past year.