Pharmacy Careers

In Season 2 of the Leadership series, a young/early career leader in pharmacy has been featured on a weekly basis. The goal of this series was to showcase the significant impact and valuable contributions of young leaders who are shaping the future of the profession, and to inspire new graduates to maximize their full potential and explore new and exciting career paths.

Pharmacists were sent a fraudulent recall of oxycodone and hydromorphone from an organization that was impersonating McKesson. 

Chau Vien Linh Ngo should have clarified the unfamiliar abbreviations with the prescribing physician. Instead she erroneously dispensed a double dose of antibiotics to a patient undergoing hemodialysis, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.

A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago, forcing many to temporarily close when workers weren't available.

The University of Waterloo’s Women in Pharmacy Leadership Program is celebrating the end of its inaugural year after hosting two events and creating nine mentorship pairings. It's also recruiting for next year.

Thanks to those who have already entered our "Write to Win" reader contest. In the coming weeks we'll be publishing your entries. First up is an excellent (and dare we say, perhaps triggering?) poem by pharmacist Lauren Sule. What a story! What a team!

There has been a “vast increase” in forged prescriptions for controlled substances, and pharmacists should be on alert for them, according to The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia. 

Don't hold back. Other experienced doctors might also find some sage truth in your youthful perspective.