Patient Compliance

Editorial: Let’s share the wealth
I believe there’s a gold mine of practical wisdom in the pharmacy profession that deserves to be shared with others who are struggling to overcome practice and professional challenges.
B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first of its kind’ seamless addictions care
Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an addictions-medicine physician with Providence Health Care, says people at the highest risk, who would sometimes have to wait weeks to access detox, are now able to get it in days.

Yes, you can get syphilis of the eye—professor of ophthalmology explains

Ocular syphilis has been described as the great imitator. It can manifest in a multitude of ways and as such the diagnosis can be missed.
Weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human body

As a professor of anatomy, I come across many such stories of strange things found inside people—foreign bodies, we call them.
A portrait of an addict

Now 63, Mike Sommers of Red Deer Alta. details a life complicated by the use of many substances that started with sniffing glue at 14.
Drug news—November

A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories.
Big adventures for little explorers—Considerations for travelling with children

A 2022 U.S. survey found that 85% of parents reported being likely or very likely to travel as a family in the next 12 months, representing an increase from pre-pandemic levels of 70% in 2019.
Diabetes and mental health—a vital role for the pharmacist

Living with diabetes becomes an unrelenting burden, and it’s crucial to recognize that each person’s experience is unique, necessitating tailored emotional support.
How to ditch, delegate and defer, strategically

If the task doesn’t add value (and the College didn’t tell you that you must do it), ditch it.
Get a room—and a sink! If you’re in Alberta that’s an order

Community pharmacies in the province have until June 1, 2025 to comply with revised practice standards mandating counselling rooms and a sink with faucet in the dispensary.

Editorial: Let’s share the wealth

B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first of its kind’ seamless addictions care

Yes, you can get syphilis of the eye—professor of ophthalmology explains

Weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human body

A portrait of an addict

Drug news—November

Big adventures for little explorers—Considerations for travelling with children

Diabetes and mental health—a vital role for the pharmacist

How to ditch, delegate and defer, strategically

Get a room—and a sink! If you’re in Alberta that’s an order