Vaccines are essential health measures to protect patients from severe diseases that are preventable. While everyone is in agreement that communicable disease prevention is of utmost importance in children — leading to the virtual elimination of all immunization-related barriers for this age…
This spring marks the graduation of the first Entry-to-Practice PharmD students from the University of British Columbia (UBC). It really is the first step in charting a new frontier for the profession of…
Be a socially responsible business. That starts with creating a caring culture within your pharmacy staff team. Then build upon that culture and team vision by having a pharmacy mission to contribute to your community. Be a community leader yourself by getting involved in things like volunteer…
Methadone is a racemic mixture, and different formulations may have different ratios of enantiomers. It makes sense that people who had been previously stable on a particular ratio of enantiomer don’t experience the same therapeutic benefits with a different ratio.
In the wake of Vancouver’s measles outbreak this past winter, pharmacist Raymond Li explores the need to review immunization status and immunize before pregnancy or immunosuppression when administering MMR vaccine
One of the biggest challenges facing pharmacy has been the lack of understanding that government decision makers have about the value pharmacists provide by interacting with patients on the front-lines.
