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Digital marketing tips from the frontlines
The average consumer receives between 4,000 and 10,000 marketing messages a day. Here are six tips from Victoria, B.C. community pharmacist and health content creator, Lindsay Dixon, on how you can stand out from the crowd online.
How to make your mark with marketing: Part 2
In the second of a two-part series, we talk to pharmacists who have found innovative ways to stand out from the competition

Appeal denied: 80-year-old doctor convicted of sexual abuse starts serving jail sentence
Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s daily face of pandemic response, stepping down

Dr. Russell says she is running for the role of president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association.
NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

The confidence-and-supply deal that sees the NDP supporting the minority Liberals on key votes in the House of Commons says the government will introduce a bill to create a framework for national pharmacare this year.
Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

By comparison, a group of people who also dieted and exercised, but then received dummy shots, lost weight initially but then regained some.
Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

Falling sales of both clipped sales in the second quarter, but Pfizer said in August that it expected a rebound in the second half of 2023.
A doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval

The American College of Emergency Physicians in a statement called the paper outdated and said the term excited delirium should not be used by members who testify in civil or criminal cases.
Do you screen regularly for high-risk alcohol use? New national guideline says you should

Canadians consumer over 50% more alcohol than the global average, said guideline co-author Dr. Jürgen Rehm. Yet doctors are often reluctant to discuss their patients' drinking habits.
Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses

The drugstore chain said late Sunday it also has obtained US$3.45 billion in fresh financing from some of its lenders, which will help support the company through its voluntary Chapter 11 process.

Digital marketing tips from the frontlines

How to make your mark with marketing: Part 2

Appeal denied: 80-year-old doctor convicted of sexual abuse starts serving jail sentence

Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s daily face of pandemic response, stepping down

NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

A doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval

Do you screen regularly for high-risk alcohol use? New national guideline says you should

Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses

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