Pharmacy Business

University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart to launch the first pharmacy care clinic on a Canadian campus
The new clinic marks a new chapter in healthcare coverage and advancing research opportunities at post-secondary institutions.
OCP to require pharmacy directors to declare business requirements won’t get in the way of patient care
‘Pharmacy directors will soon be required to declare and certify that neither they nor their corporate directors are allowing business requirements to impede a pharmacy professional’s ability to provide effective and safe care to their patients,’ the college said.

Why I made the difficult decision to quit PrescribeIT

While I have always been a staunch advocate for DigitalHealth and the secure, efficient systems that PrescribeIT strives to provide, I cannot support a platform that imposes transaction fees solely on pharmacies.
Teacher given award for publicly decrying PPNs

Amy Miller gained public attention last spring when Ontario Teachers' Insurance Plan informed her that it would stop covering the cost of her arthritis medication unless she transferred her prescription to an affiliated pharmacy.
Pharmacists in Alberta struggle to cope in the face of significant government budget cuts

‘If the government doesn’t get the savings they wanted with this cut, they might decide to do even deeper cuts.’
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.
Getting prescribing teams right

Pharmacist-MD relations have been bumpy but we can improve things.
CPhA launches new mentorship program for international pharmacy graduates

Despite comprising over 30% of the pharmacy workforce, IPGs and pharmacists educated outside of Canada face lengthy regulatory procedures, rigorous examinations and limited access to professional networks on their journey to obtain licensure in Canada.
University offers earlier pathway to pharmacy profession with Conditional Acceptance to Pharmacy program

Waterloo’s pharmacy program attracts students straight from high school.
Pet pharmaceuticals: Action needed to combat lack of competition, report says

Competition Bureau calls on provinces and territories to consider mandating the supply of pet medication to allow pharmacists to enter the growing market.

University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart to launch the first pharmacy care clinic on a Canadian campus

OCP to require pharmacy directors to declare business requirements won’t get in the way of patient care

Why I made the difficult decision to quit PrescribeIT

Teacher given award for publicly decrying PPNs

Pharmacists in Alberta struggle to cope in the face of significant government budget cuts

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

Getting prescribing teams right

CPhA launches new mentorship program for international pharmacy graduates

University offers earlier pathway to pharmacy profession with Conditional Acceptance to Pharmacy program

Pet pharmaceuticals: Action needed to combat lack of competition, report says

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