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The oral antiviral drug Paxlovid™ (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) is used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults who do not require hospitalization and are at high risk of progressing to serious illness.

Select community pharmacies will be…

There are a number of community pharmacies in B.C. distributing COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits free of charge to eligible British Columbians. These kits are rapid antigen tests that work by detecting the antigens (proteins) of the virus that…

The Tablet

B.C. has recently updated its public health orders to authorize regulated pharmacy technicians to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Pharmacy technicians are eligible for PharmaCare’s administration fee, until the end of B.C.’s COVID-19 public health…

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Whether you are a pharmacy student in first to third year or a fourth year about to graduate, you can join the frontlines in community pharmacy today.

The Tablet

Wellness Pharmacy manager Pegah Arasteh began offering pharmacogenomic testing for patients more than a year ago.

Media Releases

In an announcement today, Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions stated the province would put life-saving naloxone kits into the hands of people at risk of overdose or likely to witness an overdose at community pharmacies throughout B.C.