Pharmacy Business

Clinical pharmacy technician plays key role in pain management clinic

Enhances pain management, opioid safety and timely communication between patients and healthcare providers
Canada is the third country to be affected by Epipen shortage

Individuals have been asked to hang on to and use auto-injectors that are past their expiry dates if they experience an anaphylactic reaction
Ontario funds pharmacist counselling and meds for youth to quit smoking

The Ontario government is making pharmacist-led smoking cessation and medications available at no cost to the province's youth.
Pharmacists are dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications in seniors
New Canadian guideline and algorithm for deprescribing antipsychotics

Provides advice for safe tapering and stopping antipsychotics used for insomnia or BPSD
Saskatchewan patients have complained that physicians are playing favourites with pharmacies

The issue is new to the college and may be linked to concerns over expanded scope of practice for pharmacists
Why doctor’s visits are too short – and a tall order for just $31
Number of patients in Halifax ER without family doctor doubled in last five years

Dr. Kirk Magee, the chief of emergency medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the central zone, told CBC News that it's now about 14% of patients in the hospital's ER—about 25 to 30 a day.

University of Waterloo and OCP launch educational tool for pharmacists