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- 9/22/2021
FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high risk
The FDA authorized booster doses for Americans who are 65 and older, younger adults with underlying health conditions and those in jobs that put them at high risk for COVID-19. - 9/22/2021
Canada paused COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as supply far exceeds demand
Canada was to get 95 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna by the end of September, but is about 20 million doses shy of that as of Wednesday. - 9/21/2021
Are you meeting your pharmacy staffing needs?
Increased competition drives the need for top talent to deliver outstanding customer experience. Recently there have been multiple reports about solid growth in store count and sales in all retail sectors including pharmacy. - 9/21/2021
Quebec man punched nurse at pharmacy in face for giving wife COVID-19 vaccine: police
Police say a man between the ages of 30 and 45 approached the nurse on Monday morning at a pharmacy in Sherbrooke, Que., about 150 kilometres east of Montreal. - 9/21/2021
COVID-19 boosters: why aren’t doctors allowed to protect their most vulnerable patients?
As eligibility for COVID-19 boosters begins to trickle in for certain Ontarians, Dr. Mary Fernando questions why family doctors and even immunologists aren't allowed to make their own assessments as to which of their patients is most at risk and therefore in need of the shot. - 9/21/2021
Creating the parent-friendly pharmacy
Who is your audience as a pharmacist? New mothers in their 40s. Extended families. You may even be prescribing vet meds for your patients' animals. - 9/21/2021
Medical cannabis FAQ
The best way pharmacists can do better at maxing the opportunity of talking to their patients about medical cannabis is having the knowledge to address the most common questions patients may have. - 9/21/2021
Texas doctor who defied state's new abortion ban is sued
Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed separate state lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a weekend Washington Post opinion column became the first Texas abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated the law that took effect on Sept. 1. - 9/20/2021
Three month suspension for a gesture with sexual connotations
It was a 'jokey' evening in a Quebec ER but a doctor went too when he held a phallic-shaped laryngeal mask at hip level and pretended to hit a nurse in the face with it. - 9/20/2021
Report 'confirms' mental health care is improving in B.C.
A Pathway to Hope started out by focusing on a three-year plan to address four priority needs.