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Entry deadline extended for Pharmacy Practice + Business Awards
We know thing have been, shall we say, hectic, in community pharmacies in recent weeks. Recognizing that, we are giving you more time to get your entries in for the 2024 Pharmacy Practice + Business awards.
Joint task force releases recommendations report to address barriers to interoperability in healthcare
The task force calls on the feds, provinces and territories to ‘commit to developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to improve interoperability within five years.’

Pharmacy robberies are down across Ontario in 2024 after implementation of time-delayed safes

The OCP’s latest deterrence strategy has been validated by a sharp decline in pharmacy robberies over the past year.
Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity

Of 50 vitamin C blood tests, 27 were confirmed to be deficient, pointing to scurvy, and 10 showed low levels. All patients were over 20 years old and 79% were Indigenous.
Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program

The bill became law on Oct. 10, and allows the federal government to sign agreements with the provinces and territories to begin providing free access to contraceptives and diabetes medication.
What’s up in Rx drug trends? Pharmacist prescribing for one thing

New report from GreenShield highlights trends in prescription drug use trends and pharmacist prescribing based on data from 2023 member claims.
P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records ‘carried off by strong winds’

Anyone who finds the paperwork is asked to return it to the Health P.E.I.’s Charlottetown offices.
‘Unprepared and disoriented’: New findings on menopause impacts

The first large Canadian study on menopause looked at a range of symptoms, what people turn to for help and how much they pay out of pocket.
23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division

The company said it plans to wind down ongoing clinical trials ‘as quickly as practical.’
Charge withdrawn for Ontario doctor who squirted ketchup on MP’s office

The lawyers representing Tarek Loubani, a local physician and activist, said the Crown withdrew the charge after determining it was ‘not in the public interest’ to proceed with the prosecution.