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​​​​​​​Indigenous researchers from the University of Alberta are leading the process to create the new guidelines.

Pharmacists in at least a dozen Kansas City-area CVS pharmacies did not show up for work last Thursday and Friday and planned to be out again this Wednesday until the company sent its chief pharmacy officer.

Clark is the first CEO of the alliance, which recently became an independent organization. 

As our healthcare system continues to collapse all around us, we should look back at what Douglas envisioned. The truth of the matter is, that it is quite a bit different than what we have today. And I think, is not at all what Douglas would want.

I don't have to conform to the standard role of a pharmacist. I don't have to clock in and out. I don't have to suppress my creative ideas due to restrictive job roles and responsibilities.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy Council noted in a recent meeting that, even though there are more pharmacists and pharmacy technicians per 100,000 Albertans than ever before, the province is experiencing “a significant shortage of both.”

My Dad used to say, ‘If you never do anything interesting, nothing interesting happens,’ so I try to keep doing interesting things.

Embracing the business side of pharmacy goes beyond just maximizing profits; it also involves enhancing patient outcomes, healthcare systems, and the profession as a whole. We are investing in a better and more prosperous future for pharmacy, one that benefits the healthcare sector and the people we serve, by encouraging pharmacy students to have a thorough understanding of business fundamentals.