Pharmacy Business

Pharmacies in British Columbia were left in short supply of medication as road closures disrupted the supply chain.

The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province.

The review estimates that 10% of items dispensed in primary care are overprescribed and urges “cultural changes to reduce a reliance on medicines.”

The Ontario College of Pharmacists cites a case highlighted in its Pharmacy Connection publication in which a physician’s office faxed two handwritten prescriptions for two separate patients to a community pharmacy for processing.

As pharmacy professionals and other healthcare providers administer COVID-19 vaccines to as many Canadians as possible, they continue to refine procedures to maximize safety and efficiency. 

The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP) has established what it calls a “Position Statement: Professional Responsibilities to Meet Patient Needs Related to Compounding Opioid Agonist Therapy and Prescribing.” 

New emergency and permanent scope of practice expansions implemented during the pandemic have changed the pharmacist's role and place in healthcare—arguably forever.