Public Health

Pharmacist have key role in getting message out about prevention

Survey shows Quebecers are open to pharmacists taking a greater role in health and disease management.

Educating mothers is as powerful a treatment for malaria as a vaccination, according to new research published in the journal Pathogens and Global Health.

Ontario's new pharmacare program for all residents aged 24 and under, will launch Jan. 1, 2018, and will offer universal drug coverage for all medicines listed in the Ontario drug benefit formulary. There will be no copayment or deductible, and youth will be eligible regardless of family income.

First multi-province HIV point-of-care testing program now up and running

A new study published in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal highlights the savings—in lives and money—that pharmacists can bring to the healthcare system in this country.