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Metro pharmacies to adopt e-prescribing service PrescribeIT
Metro pharmacies will begin using the e-prescribing service PrescribeIT in all its stores by April 2023. The change will happen in both Metro and Food Basics Pharmacies.
Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships.

Amid U.S. Ozempic shortages, users turn to Canadian pharmacies

Ozempic is both a drug and a trend, thanks to online buzz about how people can use the medication to lose weight and celebrities using it for just that.
NOTL pharmacists work overtime to find solutions to drug shortages

Pharmacies in Niagara-on-the-Lake are still scraping the bottom of the barrel for adult cold and flu medications.
Caption Oct.’s cartoon: Jacket doc

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Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals

The province purchased the liquid acetaminophen late in the fall as hospitals were under strain from a spike in several respiratory illnesses.
Shoppers Drug Mart tech issues lead to delays and frustration among patients

“It just makes me very angry,” said one patient, who couldn’t get her pain medication for days.
Caption April’s cartoon: Seeing spots?

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As calls start pouring in, some independent Ont. pharmacies still getting organized on minor ailments

Ontario pharmacists now have the power to prescribe for minor ailments—but some are concerned about the hurdles independent pharmacies face in implementing it.
Evusheld 'unlikely to be active' against new COVID-19 subvariants: Health Canada

Healthcare professionals should be aware of the drug’s limitations against newer variants—and make sure they communicate them clearly to patients.

Metro pharmacies to adopt e-prescribing service PrescribeIT

Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service

Amid U.S. Ozempic shortages, users turn to Canadian pharmacies

NOTL pharmacists work overtime to find solutions to drug shortages

Caption Oct.’s cartoon: Jacket doc

Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals

Shoppers Drug Mart tech issues lead to delays and frustration among patients

Caption April’s cartoon: Seeing spots?

As calls start pouring in, some independent Ont. pharmacies still getting organized on minor ailments

Evusheld 'unlikely to be active' against new COVID-19 subvariants: Health Canada