Pharmacy Business

Quebec pharmacist Marie-Claude Gagnon, who accessed one woman's file 62 times over several years without professional justification, has been suspended for two months.

Walmart has begun paying for Canadian employees' education costs through its Live Better U program.

When we were training pharmacists to provide immunizations, part of the training was what to do in the case of an allergic reaction. The executives in the company knew immunization services were an appropriate next step in services to offer our customers, but there was still concern about “What if something bad happens.”

Pharmacy is a little like jumping out of an airplane. It takes bravery, practice, training and most of all, a parachute. While the primary parachute is obvious, there is another essential need before jumping out of the plane: the back-up chute.

Popular Pharmacy U presenter Mike Boivin returns to Vancouver on November 4, 2023 with a thought-provoking and enjoyable lineup of sessions that will leave you with ideas and actions to improve your pharmacy practice.

Gone are the days of a "druggist" using leeches or being the only druggist in town. Gone are the product-driven experts solely paid for dispensing. Pharmacists have stretched the limits of their horizons before us and now it is our turn. It’s time to prescribe!

First Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada scholarships awarded to Saskatchewan students.

'I really wish the government had consulted us,' said Dr. David Barber, chair of the Ontario Medical Association's section of family and general practice . 'We need that coordination, we need to talk so that we can create a system that's best for our patients.'