The Tablet

Since the Minor Ailments and Contraception Service (MACS) launched in British Columbia in 2023, the most likely type of patient to come through the doors of a pharmacy seeking this service is a young woman, between the ages of 20 to 34, accessing…

Back in pharmacy school, Sam Nolan had always felt inspired by the University of British Columbia Pharmacists Clinic. Here was a pharmacy space where no dispensing services are performed. Instead, patients are given the opportunity to see a…

By Aki Shah, BSc. Pharm, MBA, MPH, TdFS

Cory Sydorenko is Pharmacy Director, Western Canada, at Neighbourly Pharmacy. His role includes overseeing 134 community pharmacies in British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of…

Just before and during the holiday break, my community of Quadra Island was suddenly left with a single physician. That this left our island of 2,400 people in a lurch is an understatement. 

Without a single walk-in clinic anywhere…

If I think about the two things Canadians are going to need in 2025, it’s resilience and resourcefulness. Without getting into what’s happening with our neighbour to the south, it is clear we are all being called upon to see things through a…

Developing a plan for the new year

In the fall of 2024, the BC Pharmacy Association’s Board of Directors reviewed the organization’s mission and vision and developed a strategic plan to guide the organization through 2025.

In…

By Jane Xia, BSc.Pharm, PharmD, MBA, RPh This article was funded by Organon Canada which had the opportunity to review and comment

The team at Pharmasave Cloverdale. From left to right: Sim Kalar (pharmacy assistant), Christine Cheng (RPh), Michael Nguyen (RPh/pharmacy manager), Shelley Sidhu (RPhT), Lyle Sunada (RPh-Vet Specialist/NAMS Certified…

By Ishika Jain, Communications Coordinator, BCPhA