Pharmacy Business

Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
Conservative MP Dan Mazier cites reporting by The Globe and Mail which suggests fewer than 5% of prescriptions are sent using the PrescribeIT program, which is being shut down on May 29.
Come Canada Day, Ontario pharmacists could begin offering expanded services
Ontario Pharmacists Association CEO is ‘hopeful’ new minor ailment and vaccine services could launch this summer, though strep testing may face delays.

Two states down—Tennessee says PBMs can't own pharmacies

More than 160 independent pharmacies have closed in state since 2017 due to pricing and patient influence pressure wrought by PBMs and PBM-owned pharmacies.
A winning combination

Pharmacy Technician of the Year Alicia Redden revels in her ability to work to her full scope.
FIP survey aims to define pharmacy’s role in self-care

This global initiative will help inform policy, practice and remuneration models.
'The Pharmacists Are In' podcast chats with key Ontario pharmacy stakeholders at PharmacyU Toronto

Amid the throng of guests, podcast hosts and community pharmacists John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal chatted with Hitesh Pandya, chair of the Ontario Pharmacists Association and Justin Bates, CEO of Ontario Pharmacists Association.
Celebrating 15 years of Pharmacy U Toronto

Canada's largest in-person event for community pharmacists turned 15 this month with a new format showcasing both targeted education and product innovation.
Manitoba college opens consultation on pharmacist-prescribed birth control

Proposed changes would allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptive pills, patches and vaginal rings.
B.C. ponders eight new minor ailments—but Neighbourhood Pharmacy wants to move from ‘list-based’ expansion model altogether

Neighbourhood Pharmacies Association is urging the province to move beyond list-based limits and strengthen system supports to make changes work.
The importance of showing people the real you

Nobody knew my name. Here's how I built an audience of 10,000 pharmacists anyway.