Pharmacist

Merck’s molnupiravir is a twice-daily oral antiviral agent currently under study as a potential treatment for mild/moderate COVID-19.

I have seen a change in the ‘traditional role’ of the pharmacist, an appetite for pharmacists to expand into new roles and be increasingly recognised as integral members of the primary care team.

Ontario announced this week that effective August 18, COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to kids who are 11 but turning 12 this year. But pharmacists were left hanging as they waited for an executive order authorizing this change.

Pharmacists will be on hand in Walmart stores on August 19 to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

What do you know about recent clinical practice guidelines from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology on the use of live and inactivated vaccines for adults and children with IBD?

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A study by researchers from the University of New Brunswick posits that if the province allowed pharmacists to give two types of vaccine that they do now, it would save doctors enough time to see almost 3,000 more patients.