The Tablet

The Tablet, is a quarterly magazine for BCPhA members. It features pharmacy and industry news, profiles on B.C. pharmacists, information on research developments and new products. It is a premiere quarterly print publication containing in-depth news, features, discussions on practice issues and recommendations. 

Inside each edition, you will find updates and profiles of BC Pharmacy Association members, a News Dose section containing the latest news affecting pharmacists in the province, an in-depth cover story, unique features and more.

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Spring 2023 — Explore Articles

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Pharmacists will be compensated a fee of  $20-per-assessment, regardless of whether a prescription is written or not. 
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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…

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By Michael Mui Communications Manager, BcPhA

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;…

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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…

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By Sally Ginson Duke, BSc(Pharm), ACPR Lucy Lin, B.Sc. (Pharm), R.Ph

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The Tablet asks our contributors:

Now that you know which minor ailments B.C. is considering for pharmacist prescribing, what ailments do you think patients will demand most and why?

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By George Cloete, BPharm MSc

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.

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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…

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It’s about time! B.C. pharmacists are finally getting the ability to prescribe for minor ailments and contraception this year.

Like all pharmacists, my thoughts immediately turned to the pragmatics of this new scope and how it would be…

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Pharmacist Jeff Ho (centre, in striped) with seniors of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons' (CARP) Vancouver Island Chapter on Feb.15, 2023.

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By Angie Gaddy Communications director, BCPhA

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…