With the start of a new year comes with it the beginning of new opportunities; from the administration of mRNA vaccines, to the dispensing and counseling of Paxlovid prescriptions, to the distribution of rapid antigen tests.
Not in our wildest dreams did any of us expect that we would have marked the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic with no clear path forward.
Community pharmacy has continued to set and reset to meet the changing…
BC Pharmacy Association CEO Geraldine Vance was invited to present on Canada’s Health Workforce to the federal Standing Committee on Health on Mar. 2, 2022.
As a clinical pharmacist at Save-On-Foods, Joddie Xiong’s work involves developing, implementing and supporting clinical programs in individual pharmacies across British Columbia.
It is impossible for most in Canada to understand how the lives of Ukrainians have been uprooted by an invasion that has left numerous dead and millions more in struggle. In spite of the horror, many still remain in the country, doing their best to…
It has been just a few months since British Columbia began delivering rapid antigen test kits for the public through community pharmacies free of charge.
So far, nearly 8 million test kits have been sent to pharmacy distributors and numbers…
Former BCPhA President Fred Wiley receives UBC Alumni Builder Award
The University of British Columbia’s Alumni Builder Awards were created in 2017 as part of the 100th year of alumni UBC. The awards recognize alumni who have contributed…
Across the province, pharmacists invited Members of the Legislative Assembly to visit their workplaces and learn more about the valuable services community pharmacy offers for all British Columbians.
In November 2021, torrential rains swept across significant parts of British Columbia, severing major roads and bridges in numerous communities across the province. In a matter of hours, many communities were effectively stranded, unable to obtain…
Have you ever been in a situation in which you are in a counselling session with an adolescent, and you are unable to answer their questions about how their medication interacts with a substance?
Starting in December/January, more than 1,000 pharmacies were onboarded to the ImmsBC system over the course of a few weeks. The Association provided user help for all pharmacy staff seven days a week. The…
