Rebecca Gao
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- 12/12/2025
The FIP launches its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
The plan will focus on the evolving nature of pharmacy - 12/10/2025
Canada is in the midst of a pet medication storage. How can pharmacists help out?
After the Competition Bureau got involved and created a pathway for pharmacists to dispense pet drugs, some pharmacists see pet medication dispensing and compounding as a new opportunity. - 12/9/2025
More than 100 international pharmacy pros have landed in N.S. since the province’s recruitment initiative started
Two years since Nova Scotia launched its recruitment program, pharmacists from the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Ireland have moved to the province. - 12/9/2025
Why is there so little e-prescribing in Canada? New whitepaper explores the benefits
‘The continued reliance on outdated, paper- and fax-based prescribing systems introduces significant risks, contributing to medication errors, privacy breaches and administrative burdens that compromise patient care and place undue strain on clinicians,’ the study's authors write. - 12/2/2025
UofT first-year PharmD students to assist community pharmacies during flu vaccine season
As a part of their new accelerated PharmD program, first-year UofT students will be entering experiential learning opportunities in their first semester. - 12/1/2025
Ontario’s flu vaccine roll out hit with a glitch that further exposed inefficiencies in the system
A new report in the Toronto Star found that pharmacies were being impacted by a system glitch, leading to temporary vaccine delivery suspension. - 11/30/2025
New CPhA benchmark aims to teach Canadian what pharmacists can and can’t do in each province
After a long consultation process, the CPhA releases their new benchmarks that outline pharmacists’ education and what they can do in each province. - 11/27/2025
Alberta pharmacists face problem after problem trying to provide fall vaccines
‘There was an enormous amount of labour that we had to go through just to help the public—and then we didn’t even get to do it,’ says RxA president. - 11/13/2025
75% of Canadians support expanded pharmacy scope: new poll
A new survey found that most Canadians see expanded scope of practice for pharmacists as a way to improve access to care. - 11/13/2025
American pharmacy now accepting cryptocurrency
Invictus Pharmacy in the U.S. will now accept cryptocurrency as payment.
