Pharmacy Business

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that after medication policy measures were introduced at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of drug shortages dropped.

Canada's Competition Bureau announced last week that Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. was going to sell pharmacies in Kamsack and Shaunavon. 

More than 300 pharmacy professionals gathered in Ottawa from June 10 to June 12 for the Canadian Pharmacists Association conference, where keynote speakers and panel members underscored the profession’s position of strength and trust but also highlighted critical issues.

Health Canada first announced in 2019 that the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board would change how it sets a price cap on medicines in Canada in an effort to lower excessively expensive drug costs by changing the countries Canada compares prices with.

Asks for the World Health Organization to develop and operate the database.

Independent pharmacy groups had lobbied for years that audit, clawback and policy practices were harming both pharmacies and patient care.

AI-enabled platform to allow one-on-one virtual consults and medication tracking.

Toronto-based study aims to determine if expanded scope tech model is feasible.