Practice Tips

The ruling against Alberta physician Dr. Brianne Hudson includes what her lawyer called an 'extreme and unprecedented' acceleration clause that would render her entire debt due immediately after 60 days following a missed payment.

The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia has reviewed the rules, including receiving prescriptions by email and text, getting them faxed from other pharmacists, and accepting photocopies.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists' guidance shares the rules around compounding semaglutide preparations, communicating with prescribers and patients, and what's allowed when promoting the service.

One challenge of a long appointment is maintaining adequate anesthesia.

The new additions bring the list of conditions they can treat up to 30.

The average wait time on Tuesday was a little over four and a half hours, but that rose to 15 hours and 40 minutes for people waiting on stretchers.

I am firm in my belief that community pharmacy in Canada is part of the solution to the challenges that Canadians are facing in accessing primary care. Crippling pharmacy through the imposition of fees and limiting patient choice of healthcare provider through PPNs is something I am prepared to invest my energy and time to prevent.

The beginning of a new year often has people looking hopeful at the possibility of what may be. Yet we know the vast majority of people who set New Year’s resolutions drop them within days or weeks of starting them. And they do this year after year.