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

6/15/2026
OCP debates how much leeway pharmacists should have when filling pet prescriptions
Directors approved consultation on a draft animal pharmacy policy, but sparred over whether pharmacists should be allowed to substitute medications when treating animal patients.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/14/2026
Ontario eyes early 2027 rollout for next phase of pharmacist expansion: OCP
Five minor ailments and injectable buprenorphine could be added to Ontario pharmacists’ toolkit in the new year, while pharmacy technicians will have until March 2027 to complete CPR and first aid certification.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/14/2026
A chat with Sadaf Faisal: CPhA's new chief pharmacist officer on the profession's evolving role
Newly appointed as chief pharmacist officer at the Canadian Pharmacists Association, the veteran pharmacist discusses burnout, primary care and why patients' access to pharmacy services shouldn't depend on where they live.

Xavi Richer Vis
6/14/2026
Cardiac specialists launch website aiming to help heart failure patients take control of their care
Pharmacists are being encouraged to share the resource with patients and families navigating a heart failure diagnosis.

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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.

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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.

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