Pharmacy

It’s a balancing act
In a new column, Dr. Marina Malak explores a new challenge that came crashing into her already busy life: issues with her vestibular system.
Three ways AI enables the entrepreneurship process
For pharmacists AI tools mean getting an idea to market may require less time and effort than we previously thought. But there is still much to be learned on how to best leverage the new tools at our disposal.

Can comedians annoy pharmacy students into learning?

Actors playing unpredictable patients participate in the University of Montréal's new simulation centre, helping them train the new generation of pharmacists.
Alberta regulator reminds pharmacies of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine rules

Federal update doesn’t change how products are stored or sold, says the Alberta College of Pharmacy.
There is no MCQ for this one

Community pharmacy is designed to produce accurate dispensers and compliant practitioners. But that isn't what our profession needs right now; it needs creative thinking.
Is cannabis effective and safe for managing mental health symptoms?

New article reviews evidence on cannabis use for commonly encountered mental health conditions and highlights groups at higher risk for harms from cannabis use.
B.C. rolls out ‘once-in-a-generation’ overhaul of pharmacy and other health profession regulatory authorities

The newly effective Health Professions and Occupations Act makes major changes to how discipline cases are handled for pharmacists in B.C.
CPhA glad to see Canada Health Act Services Policy coming into effect

Even though the policy is going into effect, provincial and territorial governments will have an extra year to get their own infrastructure in line.
That was quick! Pharmacists Manitoba asks that pharmacists be allowed to help with measles vaccines and the province says yes hours later

In most other provinces, pharmacists are able to administer measles vaccines.
Pharmacist-led cancer clinic is a 'lifesaver' as oral therapies surge

Waterloo clinic embeds pharmacists into oncology teams, easing pressure as more patients shift to oral anticancer drugs.

It’s a balancing act

Three ways AI enables the entrepreneurship process

Can comedians annoy pharmacy students into learning?

Alberta regulator reminds pharmacies of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine rules

There is no MCQ for this one

Is cannabis effective and safe for managing mental health symptoms?

B.C. rolls out ‘once-in-a-generation’ overhaul of pharmacy and other health profession regulatory authorities

CPhA glad to see Canada Health Act Services Policy coming into effect

That was quick! Pharmacists Manitoba asks that pharmacists be allowed to help with measles vaccines and the province says yes hours later

Pharmacist-led cancer clinic is a 'lifesaver' as oral therapies surge