Pharmacy Business

Alberta has become the first province to publicly fund ​​Sublocade, an injectable opioid treatment, as overdose cases rise.

New role means techs responsible for developing and implementing non-formulary medication management

A doctor and pharmacist in rural B.C. have had great success in their cooperative medication reviews and are looking to expand the benefits further.

You’re at the pharmacy counter where you’ve just finished counselling Joan, a 65-year-old woman on her new medication for insomnia. You’ve checked all the boxes for a thorough patient encounter. You’ve updated her allergy status, checked pharmanet for her other medications, assessed drug interactions, and counselled her appropriately. But have you asked about non-prescription medications? In particular, have you asked about supplementation?

Since October 2020, in partnership with PharmacyU.ca, a female leader in pharmacy has been featured on a weekly basis. 62 leaders were featured from Australia, Canada, England, Finland, India, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain and the USA.

Pharmacies in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta, and Nova Scotia will offer rapid tests for HIV, Hepatitis C and syphilis by next fall.

A new certification highlights the valuable role pharmacy technicians can play in improving patient safety and medication adherence.

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