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As our country's population ages, will we be able to sustain the costs of this epidemic? What does this mean to us as healthcare providers?

Finally, the borders have reopened to travel after months of dreaming of reconnecting with friends and family, and, for the snow birds, heading south to warmer climes. Many Canadians are sure to be travelling soon.

The state of the union for current pharmacy owner finances, both personal and corporate, is best described as being a mix between “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Sun Also Rises.”

We need to have some mechanism to call a timeout. Some way to break the momentum of an object going in motion the wrong direction. We need some way to interrupt and break the circuit.

Shoppers Drug Mart is sharing data that suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in hypertension diagnoses and treatment, an early warning sign for potential longer-term risks, like higher rates of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.

Given that many independent pharmacy owners are in a position to gift money to their children, the question invariably becomes: who, why, how much and when?

Are you taking care of yourself, so that you can take care of others? Maybe you are, but it isn’t enough. If that's the case, find out what others are doing for self-care. You may very well need several items in your bag of tricks to take care of yourself.

One of the topics we as pharmacists could/should get more involved in is vaginal health.I can tell your eyes are popping out as you are reading this: What is she talking about now? I cannot start this conversation; I do not know even why this would be my responsibility any way.