Patient-First Language

The Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta (PTSA) has collaborated with the Alberta Pharmacists Association (RxA), the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP), and the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists—Alberta Branch (CSHP-AB) to develop the document “A Vision for the Future of a Healthy Alberta.

Pharmacists can be effectively trained to recommend and apply genetic testing results for their patients to tailor their medications for better therapeutic results, says Dr. Micheline Piquette-Miller, a professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto.