Interprofessional

If Isidore Sanchez wishes to reapply for his licence, he must wait 11 years and pay his fine

In today’s pharmacy practice, simply exchanging information with a physician doesn’t mean that there is a collaborative relationship. In order to help build collaborative relationships, provide optimal drug therapy and ensure better patient outcomes, it is vital that pharmacists communicate with physicians effectively.

For the last 10 years, physician feedback in the Medical Post's annual survey has been used to determine the medical community's most trusted brands of over-the-counter medication .

The pharmacist and physician regulators issued a joint statement reiterating the professions of their ethical obligation, but there does not appear to be a change in policy or procedure

Some doctors feel it creates redundancies and wastes taxpayers money, but pharmacists defended the program

Ideas to help doctors smooth over tricky interactions with pharmacist colleagues

Saskatchewan pharmacists with mandatory training have been approved to prescribe for some 15 specific minor ailments since 2011