Pharmacy Business

Everyone wins when we invest in pharmacist entrepreneurs
Some of the most important recent innovations in pharmacy practice have come from young pharmacist entrepreneurs seeking solutions to real-life problems. It benefits all of us to support, nurture and encourage entrepreneurial pharmacists.
CPhA calls on feds to remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list
The association says about 16% of medications used in Canada come from the U.S.

Dear Sylvia Jones, here’s how to make healthcare more convenient

If the Ontario government wants to expand scope of practice for pharmacists to make healthcare more convenient, Dr. Sohail Gandhi suggests perhaps doctors should be allowed to sell medication.
B.C.’s sudden change to safer supply rules creating ‘dangerous situation’ for pharmacists, clinic workers on the front lines

Professionals must now witness the consumption of hydromorphone and other safer supply prescriptions—and the sudden change in rules, with little accompanying guidance has made for a lot of extra work.
Pharmacy staffing and workforce optimization: Balancing cost and care

‘We’re not just counting pills—we’re holding people’s lives in our hands.’
POP QUIZ: Diabetes regimen simplification for older adults

Experts from the International Geriatric Diabetes Society recently developed the ‘4S Pathway.’
Why patients trust pharmacists more than anyone else

Let’s dive into the hilarious, heartwarming, and sometimes bizarre reasons why patients put their faith in us—and why we should be proud of it.
Fighting PBMs, advocacy and what full-scope can really look like: A friendly cross-border pharmacy collab

Leaders from major U.S. pharmacy banners and associations met with their Canadian counterparts in Toronto this past week in an effort to share experiences, wisdom and lessons learned.
Nova Scotia’s Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinics reported to be a smash success

The pharmacist-led clinics first rolled out in 2023 and have since provided over 218,000 services.
‘Like a wholesaler’: Pharmacist sees multiple punishments for a series of ‘intolerable’ behaviours

The Montreal pharmacist's actions occurred while he was filling in at a pharmacy and also owner of OnlinePharma.ca.

Everyone wins when we invest in pharmacist entrepreneurs

CPhA calls on feds to remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list

Dear Sylvia Jones, here’s how to make healthcare more convenient

B.C.’s sudden change to safer supply rules creating ‘dangerous situation’ for pharmacists, clinic workers on the front lines

Pharmacy staffing and workforce optimization: Balancing cost and care

POP QUIZ: Diabetes regimen simplification for older adults

Why patients trust pharmacists more than anyone else

Fighting PBMs, advocacy and what full-scope can really look like: A friendly cross-border pharmacy collab

Nova Scotia’s Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinics reported to be a smash success

‘Like a wholesaler’: Pharmacist sees multiple punishments for a series of ‘intolerable’ behaviours