Holiday diversitySarah-Lynn Dunlops encourages techs to stay curious about the diverse population of patients. Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescriptionPharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. Reader contest: Write to win! Start your keyboards! Submit your short personal story for a chance to win a $500 gift card and be published on CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca. Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors? One concept in B.C.’s new FP pay offering could do miracles if applied in other provinces, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam. Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory The Ontario College of Pharmacists will discuss whether using time-delayed safes should become mandatory for pharmacists in a December 12 meeting. Pharmacist who ordered staff to sign prescriptions gets 14-month suspension and $10K in costs Shamez Kassam, who owned a pharmacy in London, Ont., also instructed staff to dispense methadone without a pharmacist present, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Ontario Pharmacists Association partners with MAPflow software for minor ailments The partnership is part of the OPA’s drive to modernize and transform how pharmacists use digital tools. Free migraine master classes offered to healthcare professionals Classes featuring experts on migraine science will be available around the world. FIP creates reference guide for sore throats Sore throats are the most common upper respiratory infections for which antibiotics are prescribed, when they’re not needed. Compounded products must be limited in quantity All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must adhere to Health Canada’s Policy on Manufacturing and Compounding Drug Products in Canada. First Previous 190 191 192 193 194 Next Last
