Pharmacy Business

The COVID-19 vaccine and treatment maker said Monday that it will pay $47.50 in cash for each share of development-stage drugmaker Metsera. That represents a premium of more than 42% to Metsera’s closing price last Friday.

The Pharmacists’ Association of Alberta and the newly-formed Alberta Independent Pharmacy Association speak out on how these changes are affecting their members and how they're pushing back.

For many Ontario pharmacist owners, especially those serving the province’s most vulnerable patients, the title of ‘independent pharmacist’ is a bit of fiction.

Vince Lamanna, president of Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. noted the 'stigma people face when living with type 2 diabetes and obesity.'

The C.D. Howe Institute report is the result of a policy workshop held in August, which included people representing the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry and government, along with academics and former public servants.

Pharmacists are well-positioned to offer effective and environmentally friendly solutions, whether by reducing, recycling or reusing pill dispensers, writes pharmacist Marc Parent.

A release on Wednesday said the government has ‘provided direction’ to the Ontario College of Pharmacists with a view to making the necessary regulatory changes.

The review had been initiated from a proposal from then-chair James Morrison last year, who said the board was facing an increase in ‘behaviours indicative of board discord and a breakdown of trust.’