Patient Compliance

A bill now before the legislature would give the provincial cabinet the power to spell out specific sites for detention such as hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Since launching the pilot in select pharmacies in 2023, the program has handled about 27,000 appointments, with 100% of surveyed patients saying they’d recommend it to family and friends.

The emails, provided to the Opposition NDP, quote an official saying some patients don’t have the money upfront or they don’t own a reliable vehicle and can’t afford airfare.

The trick may be about appropriate cumulative dosage.

We are living in times when ‘the truth’ is more important than ever. Truth telling is a cornerstone of trust, upon which our profession depends.

The CDSS should provide a concise list of issues for pharmacists to follow up on and automatically calculate any risk scores embedded within the CDSS analysis.

While safeguarding patients’ health information is a must, there is also a necessary time to share it.

More than 50% of pharmacy professionals polled in a 2024 survey indicated they had experienced harassment over the past year.