Pharmacy Business

‘I’ve been with your pharmacy for years, but now my insurance says I have to go somewhere else.’

We need to invest in more opportunities for students in the health professions to learn about entrepreneurship in and out of the classroom.

With the rise of mail order and PPNs, community pharmacists are seeing more patients who already have their medication, but need our counsel and advice. With our fees tied to dispensing, who will pay for this important counselling work?

What struck me most during my tour of McKesson’s 18,000-square-foot central-fill pharmacy in Mississauga, Ontario?

The previous Trudeau government budgeted $1.5 billion over five years for the first phase of pharmacare, which covers the cost of some diabetes medications and contraceptives for patients.

Pharmacists can improve outcomes for patients with breast cancer through prevention, management and education. 

Pharmacists in Alberta a suiting up in matching black vests to highlight the policy issues facing the profession in the province, from funding cuts to vaccine restrictions.

As more provinces expand scope of practice for pharmacists to include point-of-care testing, the CPhA is offering a new course to help pharmacists get up to speed on these skills.