Pharmacy Business

Neighbourly announces acquisition of 33 pharmacies
The company has been aggressively expanding its national footprint since last year, when its Persistence Capital Partners completed its go-private $415-million acquisition of Neighbourly.
10 things I learned by taking a break from pharmacy
I get it—why would you want to read about someone who was fortunate enough to take four-and-a-half months off from their pharmacy job of 32 years? But hear me out, I've learned some important lessons.

The CPhA wants to see gov't regulate PBMs—so it drafted template legislation itself

Released Thursday, the template lays out definitions of key entities and suggests regulations surrounding patient choice, prohibition of interference in the pharmacist-patient relationship, transaction fees audits and more.
A new circle of support for women in pharmacy

Online platform creates safe space for women executives to discuss challenges in the profession.
Clinical procedures, money, patient relations: What a survey of Quebec pharmacists found

Salaried pharmacists expressed concerns about the increase in clinical responsibilities with Bill 67, while already experiencing a workload deemed excessive in an increasingly pressured environment.
Your first digital product: how to choose what to create

Once you've decided to branch out with a new digital venture, the hardest part can be choosing where to focus. What helped me move forward wasn’t finding the perfect idea. It was asking the right questions.
Despite PPNs, Canada is still ‘far from U.S.-style coverage’

A new study from C.D. Howe found that there’s little evidence of widespread harm if PPNs are introduced into the Canadian healthcare system.
Chasing a dream across borders

The quality of entries for our 2025 Student Essay Contest was so high that we decided to share them all. Here's an essay by Maria Paola Mendieta, a third-year PharmD student at the University of Ottawa.
‘No pricing updates to share for Canadian patients,’ Eli Lilly says in wake of U.K. price hike for Mounjaro

The type 2 diabetes medication is set to rise in price in the U.K.
Pharmacy students help solve real-world healthcare challenge in Northern Ontario

Students presented ideas to launch antimicrobial stewardship program in Northern Ontario to hospital management.

Neighbourly announces acquisition of 33 pharmacies

10 things I learned by taking a break from pharmacy

The CPhA wants to see gov't regulate PBMs—so it drafted template legislation itself

A new circle of support for women in pharmacy

Clinical procedures, money, patient relations: What a survey of Quebec pharmacists found

Your first digital product: how to choose what to create

Despite PPNs, Canada is still ‘far from U.S.-style coverage’

Chasing a dream across borders

‘No pricing updates to share for Canadian patients,’ Eli Lilly says in wake of U.K. price hike for Mounjaro

Pharmacy students help solve real-world healthcare challenge in Northern Ontario