Pharmacy Careers

A program to provide patients with one-on-one care from a pharmacist celebrates one year in Ontario.

Student’s research contributes to quit-smoking program planned for Manitoba pharmacies.

Pharmacy faculties across the country are making strides to indigenize their curriculum and encourage more Indigenous students into the profession.

Having been originally trained as an engineer, I was drawn to the idea of functional medicine where they employ a systems approach to health. We have a real problem with over-medication in our culture, and I believe a lot of it stems from our siloed view of the human body.

If we don’t involve patients in decisions about their own health, they will often make their own decisions, and it will be without the guidance of their healthcare professionals.

People love to publish rules of thumb, especially when they’re trying to sell something.

A CBC documentary features a Newfoundland pharmacist who commutes to work by ferry to serve the healthcare needs of a small community.

Strong relationships with patients often make pharmacists first line of access when questions or issues arise

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists voted to approve amendments to its bylaw to make registered pharmacy technicians full voting members, with all associated rights and benefits.

I always believe that there is a way to improve, to optimize and to make things better, regardless of the profession. There is always going to be a newer technology that we can implement to make systems and processes safer.