Xavi Richer Vis

Journalist

Author Profile

Xavi Richer Vis is a Toronto-based associate editor for the Canadian Healthcare Network.

Prior to joining CHN, Xavi was a digital editor at Canadian Business magazine and a reporter at the Investigative Journalism Foundation. His bylines can be found in The Globe and Mail, Wired, Maclean’s, TVO Today and The Narwhal, among many others.

Outside work, Xavi loves traveling, reading, horror movies, mezze platters and spending way too much time on Wikipedia.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

6/13/2026
Don't assume anatomy based on appearance, OCP says in Pride Month UTI guidance
The Ontario College of Pharmacists is urging members to use inclusive language when assessing patients for uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/9/2026
Neighbourhood Pharmacies says larger laxative packs should remain behind the counter
The association is urging regulators to reject a proposed laxative scheduling change.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/6/2026
OCP offering checklist, to take on costs ahead of safety requirements deadline
The Ontario College of Pharmacists’s new compliance roadmap is meant to help designated managers be up-to-date on new AIMS program requirements.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/4/2026
Medical studies and research should ‘inform your professional judgment, not replace it,’ ACP tells pharmacists
New guidance from the Alberta College of Pharmacy urges pharmacists to question weak studies and avoid relying on information that doesn’t fit a patient’s situation.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/4/2026
Manitoba pharmacist suspended after transplant patient went months without medication
The pharmacist was also found to have dispensed the wrong fentanyl product to a terminally ill patient.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/3/2026
Hold off on studying those proposed compounding standards, NAPRA warns
The national pharmacy regulator association says draft sterile and non-sterile compounding standards are still subject to change and may be implemented differently across Canada.

Xavi Richer Vis
5/28/2026
Ontario’s scope expansion got you turned around? OCP’s new info hub aims to help
The resource centre includes FAQs and guidance on the new rules taking effect July 1.

Xavi Richer Vis
5/28/2026
Are you a pharmacist serving Indigenous communities? CPhA will pay for your input
The association is recruiting pharmacists for a new climate and infectious disease project, focused on communities facing higher risks and barriers to care.

Xavi Richer Vis
5/25/2026
Yes, PrescribeIT is dead. But pharmacists say Canada still needs a national e-prescribing plan.
A new pharmacy sector submission warns Canada risks a fragmented patchwork of prescribing systems without renewed federal leadership on e-prescribing.

Xavi Richer Vis
5/25/2026
Should Manitoba pharmacists be allowed to prescribe virtually? Your college wants to know
The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba is seeking feedback on proposed virtual care rules that would formally allow pharmacists to complete prescribing assessments remotely under certain conditions.

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