Independents

McKesson Canada is seeking to expand into retail pharmacy by acquiring all outstanding shares of Uniprix Inc.

With the January 1 ban on pharmacy tobacco sales in Alberta, just four provinces-British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon-still allow the sale of tobacco products in drugstores

In the first week of January 2009 cashiers in Alberta pharmacies were busy explaining to customers why they no longer had cigarettes to sell them.

A veritable Who's Who of the pharmacy industry gathered at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel on November 17th for Commitment to Care and Service Awards.

Independent pharmacists, struggling to survive since Ontario introduced a series of major changes to the drug system, want patients to go to bat for them with the government.

Many U.K. pharmacy workers giving bad advice