Counselling tips for the OTC top 10It’s a typical evening in a Canadian community pharmacy. As you finalize the last prescriptions of the day, your attention shifts to a familiar sight—a solitary soul navigating the OTC aisle, eyes scanning the shelves in quiet desperation. Once-weekly insulin: a spotlight on insulin icodecPatients using icodec tend to have a higher incidence of hypoglycemic events compared to glargine or degludec, especially on days 2–4 of the weekly dosing cycle. Person-centered care: where everyone wins The relationships we form with our patients greatly impact care and can be built or burnt in an instant. Pharmacy staffing and workforce optimization: Balancing cost and care ‘We’re not just counting pills—we’re holding people’s lives in our hands.’ Drug news—February A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories. Empathy and excellence: A culture for your pharmacy When patients feel appreciated, they're more likely to come back, refer others and comply with treatment. Selecting clinical decision support systems to improve efficiency of medication reviews The CDSS should provide a concise list of issues for pharmacists to follow up on and automatically calculate any risk scores embedded within the CDSS analysis. Six new drug indications physicians and pharmacists should know about Get the info you need on these new drug indications, part of our drug news roundup for February. Busting myths: Substance use disorder management in primary care People with addiction issues around alcohol or opioids benefit from the holistic care family physicians can provide. Tips on prescribing incretin therapies for cardio-renal protection How to introduce GLP-1 receptor agonists and GLP-1/GIP dual agonists in the clinic. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
