JULY 2017 – An online continuing education program on pharmacy operations and management is coming soon, based on the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s popular Pharmacy Management in Canada textbook. Produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) and entitled Managing Your Pharmacy: The Business Essentials, the comprehensive program has been […]
JULY 2017 – Pharmacists’ care for hypertension management—including independent prescribing authority—can generate significant savings for the Canadian healthcare system, according to a peer-reviewed economic analysis published in the May/June edition of Canadian Pharmacists Journal. In the research article, entitled Cost-effectiveness of pharmacist care for management hypertension and Canada, full-scope pharmacist care (i.e., including independent prescribing authority) would […]
JULY 2017 – Provincial regulations are driving significant changes in Quebec’s drug industry and supply chain—and other provinces are taking note. That was the message Ghislain Gauthier, Director at Pangaea Group, a consulting firm, told an audience of some 150 pharmacy stakeholders at the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s annual Charity Golf Classic. Describing the new […]