Pharmacy Technicians

Whether it’s training and supervising assistants and support staff, managing the injection program, solving an IT problem, or performing a host of other duties, pharmacy technician Tracey McEachern is known as the “go-to” person at Amherst Pharmasave in Nova Scotia.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy Council noted in a recent meeting that, even though there are more pharmacists and pharmacy technicians per 100,000 Albertans than ever before, the province is experiencing “a significant shortage of both.”

The Newfoundland & Labrador Pharmacy Board (NLPB) recently revised its Standards of Practice for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to reflect a change relating to pharmacy technicians.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) board of directors has prepared regulatory amendments that would, if approved by government, expand the scope of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) has a new practice resource that covers the top 10 actionable strategies to improve 2SLGBTQIA+ healthcare in pharmacy.