Practice Tips

In total, the province is expecting to receive about 1,076,000 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the federal government, which was approved by Health Canada last week.

Pharmacies in British Columbia were left in short supply of medication as road closures disrupted the supply chain.

The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province.

Although pharmacy technician Catherine Dawes hadn’t even been looking for another position, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. 

The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP) has established what it calls a “Position Statement: Professional Responsibilities to Meet Patient Needs Related to Compounding Opioid Agonist Therapy and Prescribing.” 

The Ontario College of Pharmacists cites a case highlighted in its Pharmacy Connection publication in which a physician’s office faxed two handwritten prescriptions for two separate patients to a community pharmacy for processing.

As pharmacy professionals and other healthcare providers administer COVID-19 vaccines to as many Canadians as possible, they continue to refine procedures to maximize safety and efficiency.