Public Health

Pharmacists are known to go the extra mile to look after patients when a major crisis hits – and that’s exactly what happened in southern Alberta when extreme flooding forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes, knocked out electricity and caused severe damage to countless residences and businesses.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, has cracked down on thousands of rogue internet pharmacies, including some that present themselves as Canadian.

Some smokers who've failed to quit take the battery-operated option

Eating habits of preschoolers could put kids at risk of heart disease later in life.

Just a few days remain until pharmacists gather at the annual Ontario Pharmacists’ Association conference, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 20-22.

WASHINGTON, D.C. | The U.S. Prostate Cancer Roundtable has expressed concern about the utterly confusing guidance being offered – to both the professional healthcare community and to individual consumers – about whether men should or should not be tested ("screened") for risk of prostate cancer.

Pharmacies across Canada may see a jump in the number of unused and expired medications that are turned in for disposal if the campaign message from the first National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day resonates with consumers.

Just in time for World Asthma Day––May 7, 2013––the British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA)’s proposed asthma consultation program has received the endorsement of the Asthma Society of Canada.