Medication Management

During the fiscal year, compliance officers reviewed 77 community pharmacy and 200 hospital pharmacy technicians.

“Having pharmacy staff contribute to vaccination efforts through the implementation of preparation stations in a clinic setting is unprecedented territory, so we’ve had to be flexible in our approach.” 

Working with the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia's Prescription to Thrive program, Pam Kennedy took Bridgewater Guardian Pharmacy from a dispensing-focused practice to one that's centred on services while also having the capacity to do more prescriptions.

As the B.C. Centre on Substance Use launches its pharmacy fellowship in addiction medicine, we look at the first pharmacist to complete the program and what he has contributed to addiction medicine in Canada.

“The patient experienced bruising and groin pain later that day,” wrote the adjudication tribunal at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, adding that the doctor was not trained in treating transgender patients.

As a physician and COVID-19 genetics researcher, I am concerned. No substance we consume, whether one of these medications or a nutritional supplement, lacks risk.

Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews neonatal outcomes, infant monitoring and whether mothers using an SSRI/SNRI should breastfeed.

Five clinical pearls for managing anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation.