As I sit down to write something pithy or profound about the launch of minor ailment and contraception prescribing in British Columbia, I can’t get the Lizzo earworm lyrics “It’s about damn time” out of my head. Without aiming to sound trite, it is…
Pharmacist Ahmad Ghahary has always known he wanted to help the most marginalized and in need members of society. After seeing many types of pharmacy practice on…
The BC Pharmacy Association conducted a survey among members from Dec. 15, 2022 to Jan. 15, 2023 as a way to understand community pharmacists' sentiments around scope changes in British Columbia, including the expansion of adaptations, injections…
As part of outreach efforts for Pharmacy Appreciation Month, members hosted provincial leaders including several B.C. cabinet ministers to tour their pharmacies and learn more about the upcoming prescribing for minor…
A decade of growing costs, an aging resident population, an increasingly complex set of services, and withstanding some of the worst a worldwide pandemic could muster;…
Prescribing for minor ailments in community pharmacy is long overdue for British Columbia and it is time pharmacists are recognized for the wealth of knowledge we already have.
