Once the new Manitoba Pharmacy Act takes effect in Manitoba, pharmacy technicians in this province will assume wider responsibilities in their workplaces—but there are areas even now where they may see a broader range of duties.
The recent discovery that nearly 1,200 cancer patients received diluted chemotherapy drugs has the Ontario government scrambling to get regulations in place to govern private companies that prepare such medications.
Spending on prescribed drugs in Canada is slowing, owing to the expiration of patents on popular brands, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
At the annual Manitoba Society of Pharmacists meeting April 6, pharmacists learned that a Reimbursement Proposal for Professional Pharmacy Services has been developed and is being examined by Manitoba Health.
