Practice news

Alberta is reminding community pharmacists of rules around ordering controlled substances from compounding or repackaging pharmacies.

With heavy workloads and so many distractions, it’s hard for pharmacists to always be present, let alone pleasant. Pharmacist Stephanie Burden shares some useful advice.

A pharmacist was fined thousands after she let an unregulated employee secure drugs, prepare prescriptions and give prepared medications to customers unsupervised.

Metro pharmacies will begin using the e-prescribing service PrescribeIT in all its stores by April 2023. The change will happen in both Metro and Food Basics Pharmacies.

Opioids from Vancouver’s safe-supply vending machines may be being diverted and sold to teenagers, a recovery centre in the area warms.

Ozempic is both a drug and a trend, thanks to online buzz about how people can use the medication to lose weight and celebrities using it for just that.

The machines, which are called “Our Healthbox,” dispense an array of harm-reduction supplies at the push of a button and will soon be available across Canada.

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities has ended its Pilot Program to Prepare for Practical Training. Hundreds of international pharmacy graduates participated over the three years it ran.