Pharmacy Business

Young Leader in Pharmacy Renly Lim: "... we are so versatile that the opportunities are endless."
In 2022, in collaboration with Sherif Guorgui, co-CEO of OnPharm-United, we are featuring a new weekly series highlighting a Young Leader in Pharmacy from across Canada and around the world. For the purpose of the series, will be adopting FIP Young Pharmacists Group's age criteria…which is under 35 years of age.
Pharmacist Sarah Kozusko named CTV Regina's person of the year
Kozusko's pharmacy offers customers in need free food, water and clothing, a place to warm up, and a compassionate connection to services. “I want pharmacies to change from having a post office in them to having a social worker in them," she says.

Disgraced pharmacist on the hook for $300,000 in costs and fine loses bid to sue medical lab for $273,000

Pierre Rizk “was a maverick whose only goal was to prescribe drugs" concluded the Alberta College of Pharmacy, and he abused the prescribing privileges of the province's pharmacists.
Pharmacists help patients succeed in kicking the habit

Chris Oliveiro wants to help people kick the tobacco habit. His efforts aren’t going up in smoke. “Yes, we are making an impact,” says the pharmacist/owner of Springdale Pharmacy in Brampton, Ont.
VIDEO: Meet new business columnist Bing Wang

Bing Wang, a pharmacist, entrepreneur and lawyer is joining the Pharmacy Practice + Business roster of columnists.
Alberta docs now allowed to bill for longer virtual appointments, related indirect care

The changes took effect Jan. 1, 2022 and the province is set to evaluate the changes over the coming year.
How to make your pharmacy process-driven

Do you work your customers through their experience of your business in an efficient, logical and friendly manner? Every product or service we buy, every store we visit, every media message we receive, every choice in our consumer society has been shaped by the forces of marketing.
Things I learned in 2021

As the pandemic drags on into its third (!!!) year, here are a few lessons learned that have helped me to not just cope, but thrive
Nova Scotia pharmacists report requests to make false vaccine records

Overworked pharmacy staff in Nova Scotia have been pressured to create false vaccination records for customers.
A-TAPER: a new framework for de-prescribing of medications in older adults

Assess medication use, Talk about risks versus benefits, select Alternatives, Plan next steps, Engage patient and Reduce dose.

Young Leader in Pharmacy Renly Lim: "... we are so versatile that the opportunities are endless."

Pharmacist Sarah Kozusko named CTV Regina's person of the year

Disgraced pharmacist on the hook for $300,000 in costs and fine loses bid to sue medical lab for $273,000

Pharmacists help patients succeed in kicking the habit

VIDEO: Meet new business columnist Bing Wang

Alberta docs now allowed to bill for longer virtual appointments, related indirect care

How to make your pharmacy process-driven

Things I learned in 2021

Nova Scotia pharmacists report requests to make false vaccine records

A-TAPER: a new framework for de-prescribing of medications in older adults