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You get what you get. Time to up your expectations
The playground of life can be a harsh teacher. The kids on the playground can be so blunt. As a result, we develop little pieces of supposed wisdom to help us through these turbulent times. Phrases like “sticks and stones may break my bones” or “I’m rubber and you’re glue.”
How to tell if your patients are overusing supplements
You’re at the pharmacy counter where you’ve just finished counselling Joan, a 65-year-old woman on her new medication for insomnia. You’ve checked all the boxes for a thorough patient encounter. You’ve updated her allergy status, checked pharmanet for her other medications, assessed drug interactions, and counselled her appropriately. But have you asked about non-prescription medications? In particular, have you asked about supplementation?

5 top lessons I've learned from my patients

When I left pharmacy school over 20 years ago, I thought I had attained all the knowledge I needed in order to care for patients. The one thing that all those years of studying didn’t teach me was that my patients were going to become my greatest teachers.
Is your pharmacy prepared to immunize children?

Vaccinating children is nothing new to pharmacies. Pharmacies have experience with flu shots, but the number of individuals looking for vaccinations against COVID-19 sees new patients, fears, and hesitancies.
My best pharmacy teacher

Perhaps you've heard the expression before that experience is the best teacher? I know I have, and I would even suggest that I subscribe to it.
Women, health, and women’s health in my pharmacy

Hormone therapy has been used to relieve symptoms of menopause for the past 70 years. We know it can dramatically improve quality of life in women suffering from symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats.
Pharmacy U Vancouver 2021 was a huge success!

Pharmacy U returned to an in-person event on November 27, 2021 in Vancouver. The event was a joyous reunion for the hundreds of attendees. Against a backdrop of dramatic Atmospheric Rainfall events in British Columbia and the continuing presence of the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacists and pharmacy leaders from across the country learned from some of Canada's pharmacy leaders. The strictest protocols were followed, every precaution was taken to allow this in-person event to take place. The next Pharmacy U Toronto has been scheduled for April 2, 2022 at the Toronto International Centre. Watch this space for more info!
The "I spy" principle in pharmacy – what you look for is what you find

As leaders we have all sorts of things coming at us all the time. And if we are honest with one another, the things coming at us are often not good.
Women's health. Menopause - what's the pharmacist's role?

It doesn't have to be summer for many women of a certain age to experience the vasomotor symptoms associated with menopausal hormone changes. They will have their own ‘heat waves’ with their personal thermometer rising on the inside.
Take action with these 3 tips to offer personalized preventive skincare services

Summer is the season we most typically associate with the need for protective skincare. But as we transition into winter, believe it or not, you and your patients have to be just as mindful, if not more, of the UV exposure you receive on a daily basis.

You get what you get. Time to up your expectations

How to tell if your patients are overusing supplements

5 top lessons I've learned from my patients

Is your pharmacy prepared to immunize children?

My best pharmacy teacher

Women, health, and women’s health in my pharmacy

Pharmacy U Vancouver 2021 was a huge success!

The "I spy" principle in pharmacy – what you look for is what you find

Women's health. Menopause - what's the pharmacist's role?

Take action with these 3 tips to offer personalized preventive skincare services