Two sisters in B.C. are going public to expose what they see as a big hole in the health system after a drug addict was able use their identities to get thousands of taxpayer-funded prescription narcotic pills.
After a year of uncertainty, pharmacists in British Columbia are relieved that the newly re-elected provincial government seems ready to move forward on implementing more pharmacy services.
The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is working on a report to ensure that pharmacy services are on the radar when the country’s provincial and territorial health ministers meet again in early October.
With Loblaw Companies Limited set to pay $12.4 billion to acquire Shoppers Drug Mart, many wonder how the broader retail pharmacy industry will be affected.
