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More than $61K in costs and 14-month suspension for pharmacist who unknowingly filled drug traffickers’ forged prescriptions
Had Ontario pharmacy owner Mojgan Bijanzadeh been more diligent, she would have found out that the two Ontario-certified physicians named on the prescriptions no longer practised in the country and never authorized the drugs.

New contest: The pets of pharmacy

Pharmacists, start your cameras! It’s time to show off your pets.
Several southwestern Ontario hospitals lift mask mandates

Physicians will only have to cover their mouths and nose if they are within two metres of a patient and not shielded by a physical barrier, or if there is an active COVID-19 outbreak in the unit.
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over prescribing to U.S. patients

Concern over potential drug shortages arose after a Texas-based doctor licensed in Nova Scotia wrote 17,000 prescriptions for Ozempic over three months, but for people living in the United States.
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

B.C. set records in March for the most overdose calls in one day, the highest 30-day average of overdose calls and the most consecutive days where paramedics attended 100 or more poisonings.
U.S. abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?

The Supreme Court will be the next stop for a legal fight over a drug used in the nation’s most common abortion method.
Ontario nursing home law violates Charter, advocates allege in lawsuit

The Ontario Health Coalition and the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly said the new law, the More Beds, Better Care Act, also known as Bill 7, strips away several rights of older patients.
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.

Canadian Pharmacists Association vice-president of public affairs Joelle Walker said Americans buying cheaper Canadian drugs is nothing new.
Alberta premier commits to medicare; NDP points to past musings on private options

Premier Danielle Smith, in an election-style event, says her United Conservative Party will not make Albertans pay out of pocket to see their family doctor or get medical treatment.