Pharmacy Careers

Pharmacists globally have been actively involved in various initiatives and programs aimed at combating doping in sports. As we gear up for the 2024 summer Olympics, here are some notable contributions and actions taken by pharmacists worldwide.

Alberta and Manitoba pharmacy colleges welcome pharmacy technicians.

Often when things get challenging, our default is to fall into complaining and negativity. While that might feel satisfying for a moment, it serves no one and can drag down the morale of everyone around us.

Leadership skills can be learned. These are skills that anyone and everyone can learn and should learn! These are skills that can reduce or eliminate the problems we face every day in our pharmacy lives. But for the most part we are left to learn the lessons on our own. As a result, we find ourselves playing in a game where we do not know the rules, and we become frustrated.

I’ve been so close to death on so many occasions that I should be dead.

Many stakeholders remain reluctant to embrace new roles for pharmacists. Despite this, I remain committed to advocating for the expanded role of pharmacists in healthcare, confident that continued education and collaboration will eventually lead to broader acceptance and integration.

Contentions on preferred provider networks are back in the spotlight. What's your experience with them as a pharmacist?

After picking up what was supposed to be a sleeping pill, a 77-year-old patient ended up in the emergency room and suffered complications after ingesting the Suboxone dispensed by the pharmacist on duty.