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British Columbians are getting ready to go to the polls to elect a new government on Oct. 19, 2024.

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By Hafeez Dossa, BSc  |  Peer Reviewed by Dr. Jessica Otte, MD, CCFP, FCFP

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The last few years has seen our profession expand to greater heights and opportunities to practice than at any previous point in our modern history. It was not long ago that pharmacists were seen as only dispensers of medications, a role that we…

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Effective Aug. 30, 2024: Pharmacists will be designated as “referring practitioners” of laboratory tests for the purpose of medication management.

List of labs that can be ordered by pharmacists in community settings:

Urinalysis…
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By Tarek Hussein, MBA, BScPhm, RPh, C.Mgr., LSSGB, DTM

While the health care sector is essential to global well-being, unfortunately, it has a significant environmental footprint. To put this into perspective, the…

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What pharmacies can do to help make 2SLGBTQ+ patients welcome.