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Any support you can provide to your sight-impaired patients can help keep them self-sufficient in their diabetes management.

Jet injectors provide a needle-free alternative to use of pens or syringes and are associated with reduced pain, making them ideal for those with needle phobia.

The guidelines recommend beginning discussions about deprescribing after a patient has been on medication for 12 months.

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

Key considerations for pharmacists providing EC.

Allergic rhinitis affects approximately 20% of Canadians and is characterized by IgE-mediated inflammation, leading to rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, sneezing and often ocular symptoms such as itching, redness and watery eyes.

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

The primary goals in the treatment of pediatric fever should be to improve the patient’s overall comfort, maintain hydration and address signs of serious illness.

A qualitative study found that 51% of women taking lamotrigine were unaware of the interaction with their COCs.

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, using structured breathing protocols has been shown to enhance focus during medication reconciliation, improve patience during difficult patient interactions, and reduce end-of-shift exhaustion.

Have you ever wondered why you keep doing things that make you feel worse, instead of more satisfied? It could stem from the hidden emotional needs you're compelled to meet.

Shortages, confusion about access, multiple points of contact: didn't we learn anything from the pandemic about streamlining access to crucial vaccines?

With the rise of mail order and PPNs, community pharmacists are seeing more patients who already have their medication, but need our counsel and advice. With our fees tied to dispensing, who will pay for this important counselling work?

I can’t fathom the energy required to keep pushing the door closed against the endless barrage of health misinformation that threatens us.

You know the drill. Something like this has happened to you countless times. How did you respond?

Saunas and hot tubs are a relaxing part of the occasional spa experience, but is there any benefit to the regular use of heat therapies?

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

For patients who present with an MI and have an LVEF ≥ 50% post-vascularization, the benefit of beta-blockers, if one truly exists, is likely modest at best.

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

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.

Initially I was nervous about this opportunity to practise in a French-speaking community, as I had never actively spoken French outside of grade school. Although challenging, the experience had boosted my confidence and helped me to feel confident in another language.

Join new practitioner Andrew Tu as he shares his experiences beginning his career as a community pharmacist. ‘I finally made it: all the studying and preparation over the past four years has paid off. Today, I am the pharmacist in the dispensary.’

The Canadian pharmacy tech firm's recent funding success is a sign that the world is ready to support healthcare innovations created by pharmacists.

We need to invest in more opportunities for students in the health professions to learn about entrepreneurship in and out of the classroom.

Breaking the cycle requires us to recognize that balance isn’t selfish, it’s protective.

If we are to survive, we must rethink our service models not as transactions, but as trust lines.

What a seamless flow of information between a patient and their various care providers could look like.

What we’ve learned, often the hard way, is that good leadership isn’t about having all the answers.

There's a frighteningly small window in which a glance away from the screen can turn a routine prescription into a preventable tragedy.

The following article does not constitute medical advice. No baristas, coffee beans, or double-doubles were harmed in the making of this semi-satire.