5 tips for preventing fallsPearls you can use in your practice now. A 'disturbing trend' in prescription renewalsThey should be a signal to get a follow-up visit. But these days patients can't be bothered and their pharmacists are only too happy to request renewals on their behalf. Something's got to change, says one doctor. Standardized auxiliary labels for oral oncology drugs Focus on most significant cautions for each drug, providing more consistent information to patients. Nova Scotia doctor charged with trafficking oxycodone pleads not guilty Out-of-province nurses cost Halifax hospitals $900K in 11 months BC College seeking input on pharmacist prescribing Regulator looking to certify pharmacists to prescribe Schedule I drugs. BC Genomics Project moves to second phase BCPhA expanding its cutting edge genomics project to cities across Canada. Long-time pharmacist advocate for smoking cessation honoured Jane Ling receives Healther Crowe Smoke-Free Ontario Award. New elements highlight CPhA conference This year’s event includes new stream on pharmacist immunizations, Thought Leadership Summit. Chris Hadfield headlines as keynote speaker. University of Ottawa abandons French pharmacy school project School backtracks on plan to create French PharmD program due to lack of demonstrable need. How to get prescription transfers Using incentives like discounting to entice patients to switch pharmacies is lazy and, frankly, dishonours the profession. Instead, take a value-added approach that employs clinical creativity. Quebec pharmacist pleads not guilty to kickback charges Anne-Marie Ratté allegedly made kickback-like rental payments to owners of five retirement homes. First Previous 222 223 224 225 226 Next Last
