Patient Lifestyle

At the moment, babies at high risk of the disease can be given monthly shots to protect them during RSV season.

Pharmacists across Canada fill more than 600 million prescriptions every year, and though somewhat rare, medication incidents do occur. When COVID-19 hit, it put unprecedented pressure on the industry.

The hospital says it will not remove the breathing tube until the parents have had a chance to appeal the ruling.

For many years pharmacists have been known as the “pill counters” or “druggists” hidden behind the pharmacy counter, but the truth is pharmacists are a lot more than that and have proven so throughout the pandemic.

Designed to assist pharmacists in educating patients and reinforcing safe medication disposal practices.

Health Canada noted the booster dose has a similar safety profile to previous iterations of Spikevax boosters.

Standards of Practice for Virtual Care was approved by the Alberta College of Pharmacy in June of 2022 and will come into full effect early next year. 

Sarah-Lynn Dunlop advocates for some self-care, especially before the mayhem of cold/flu/COVID season ahead.