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- 1/11/2022
Chief pharmacy officer of CPhA says ivermectin stuffed animal incident a 'scary' reminder
An Ontario COVID-19 patient brought the anti-parasite into the hospital ICU by hiding it in a stuffed animal. - 1/11/2022
Omicron slaps pharmacists with yet another challenge: replacing sick or isolating staff
Redeploying—or even finding—additional staff in the pharmacy world is no simple task. - 1/11/2022
Nova Scotia health system facing most serious challenge of the COVID pandemic: Dr. Strang
Dr. Robert Strang said today between 500 and 700 healthcare workers have been off the job in recent days because of the virus. - 1/11/2022
Quebec's tax on the unvaccinated could worsen inequity, advocates say
The plan landed as provinces try to navigate their response to record-setting caseloads, driven by the more transmissible Omicron variant, that doctors warn threaten to overwhelm hospitals. - 1/11/2022
Interested in adding compounding to your operation?
Jarron Yee is among a small but growing number of Canadian pharmacists who have recognized that adding compounding to their dispensary services can lead to sizeable profits and a loyal and happy customer base. When Yee opened The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and Compounding Centre in Regina in 2010 he was formulating one or two compound medications a day. Since then, compounds have grown to account for more than half of his dispensary business. - 1/11/2022
Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man's visitation rights with child
Justice J. Sebastien Vaillancourt wrote that continued visitation was not in the interest of the 12-year-old child or the child's two younger half-siblings, given the state of the pandemic. - 1/11/2022
Spain doctors win suit for lack of protection from COVID-19
The lawsuit brought by a doctor's union is the first of its kind to be won in Spain, whose health care system was pushed to the brink when COVID-19 first struck. - 1/10/2022
Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin Middlesex London seat next month
ormer environment minister—and pharmacist—Jeff Yurek says he will resign his seat in the Ontario legislature next month. - 1/10/2022
Slim majority support government lockdowns, restrictions in response to Omicron
Provincial governments also saw a 5% decline, with only 58% saying they were satisfied with how their provinces are responding to the crisis.