Best of Pharmacy Blogs

Advise patients to use sugar substitutes in moderation, emphasizing that they are a tool to complement, not replace, a healthy diet.

How effective are the tools pharmacists have available for handling this complex problem for patients?

We do not want to stop medications that are safely helping to treat symptoms, but we could think about ‘legacy prescriptions’ which people may have been taking for many years without re-evaluation.

A pharmacist’s guide to managing irritable bowel syndrome.

Navigating high-risk self-care products in older adults.

Lean management should be about ensuring that everyone works at their highest skill level.

Recent studies have raised concerns about the potential effects of acetaminophen on pregnancy outcomes and possible long-term neurological impacts on children.

As use becomes more widespread, understanding cannabinoid interactions with medications is essential for pharmacists and other healthcare providers.

In most instances, numbness is a temporary symptom of multiple sclerosis and it remits without intervention. Consequently, numbness is often considered more of an annoyance than a disabling symptom. However, in severe cases, numbness can interfere with a person’s ability to function normally.

Optic neuritis is the presenting feature of MS in 15 to 20 percent of patients and occurs in 50 percent of patients with MS at some time during the course of their illness.

For pharmacists battling burnout, incorporating movement into daily routines can be transformative, with strong evidence supporting its benefits.

We all know, in theory, that our time is limited. Living that reality means truly cherishing the time we have, not fretting about the things we can’t change and learning to value time on our own.

We have a treatment that works for people who get COVID-19. Why are so few of the patients who could benefit from it able to access it?

No one loves filling out administrative forms or dealing with supply issues. I get it. But making the patient pay—and blaming the pharmacist—for elements of collaborative patient care that require a bit of extra paperwork? That’s just not right.

It was chilly and rainy in Vancouver on November 2, but inside the downtown conference centre where hundreds of pharmacists were gathered for a day of learning.

We’re used to the inevitable pushback when physicians feel threatened by the growing responsibilities of other health professionals. But when a recent advocacy statement from the Ontario Medical Association hit our desks in late September, we were gobsmacked.

Little is known yet about the potential interactions between psychedelics and prescription drugs, and what is out there so far is often contradictory.

Vitamins for memory, probiotics for food allergies, magnesium for heart attack patients?

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have gone Hollywood.

Pericarditis can be self-limiting and occur in younger persons with no previous cardiac history—and is thus likely underreported.

We’ve all been to businesses where employees clearly don’t want to be there. When that happens, customers don’t want to be there either. Customers are perceptive. They can tell when they’re treated like an inconvenience. And you know what? They stop coming back. When customers don’t return, the business fails. It’s that simple. Is it possible to avoid challenging days?

Leading through change means inspiring, listening, and securing buy-in from your team. It’s about painting a vision that energizes and equips people to move forward, even when the road is rough.