Pharmacy Careers

When his father, a liver transplant patient, became eligible for his fourth vaccine dose, Daron Basmadjian decided it would be safer to bring him to the pharmacy.

With specific limits and mandatory training, BC joins other provinces in allowing techs to provide vaccines

It is probably fair to say that at the moment people hear they are going to be audited they feel a certain amount of anxiety. This is certainly no different in the world of pharmacy with respect to the auditing of prescription drug plan claims. However, the stress caused by a potential or impending audit can be reduced tremendously by being proactive and prepared.

Techs can work towards three new advanced certifications, plus 10 specialty certificates.

Governments and regulators must step up today to support a profession that's been pushed to its limit as we enter a new stage of the pandemic, say the Canadian Pharmacists Association.

Owner of a Toronto pharmacy, filed more than $123,000 in fraudulent drug claims and disobeyed suspension and practice mentor requirement orders.

I think that young leaders understand that surviving in the traditional dispensing only model is becoming more difficult and that providing clinical services is the future of pharmacy.

Jarron Yee is among a small but growing number of Canadian pharmacists who have recognized that adding compounding to their dispensary services can lead to sizeable profits and a loyal and happy customer base. When Yee opened The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and Compounding Centre in Regina in 2010 he was formulating one or two compound medications a day. Since then, compounds have grown to account for more than half of his dispensary business.