Pharmacy Business

Pharmacists at some locations will be able to assess and prescribe for some chronic conditions and strep throat.

All licenced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should consider taking the class, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals says.

The American program launched in the spring of this year.

The Ontario government wants the money it lent doctors during the struggles of the pandemic back. But what is it planning to use that money for exactly?

When you consider the systems and processes we all work in, doing something outside the norm may seem a little uncomfortable, or even not allowed. This is the way we have always done it, and this is how we will always do it. Personally, I find this way of thinking very frustrating, and also very limiting.

It is the boss’s job to filter the conversations of the workplace and make informed decisions. The hardest part of being the pharmacy decision-maker comes in the times we are wrong. When that happens, do you have the guts to change your mind?

As pharmacists, we see firsthand the effects of obesity in our patients, from chronic illness to cancer, to low self-esteem, and even mobility issues. Unfortunately, the problem continues to escalate. Right now “in Canada, almost two in three adults and one in three children and youth are overweight or living with obesity with even higher rates in marginalized and equity-seeking populations.”

An ISMP report explains how a healthcare organization in a small community failed to notice the mistake until dozens of people were affected and offers advice on how others can avoid similar situations.