Medication Management

New legislation being introduced in Ontario today will, if passed, grant the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) the authority to inspect and license hospital pharmacies.

Some pharmacies have been experimenting with having pharmacists in the prescription drop-off area. I see some major problems with that idea.

Talk of a ‘cure’ is premature, but researchers are making surprising headway

Reports prompt caution, especially for diabetics

Pharmacy named by Texas was promised secrecy if it supplied drugs used for capital punishment. Death penalty states have been turning more to compounding pharmacists to help fill a shortage of execution drugs.

Changing curriculum part of a trend happening at pharmacy schools across the country.