For the Winter 2026 edition of The Tablet, we ask our contributors their thoughts on how artificial intelligence (AI) will change community pharmacy.
Aazil Nazarali
Pharmacy Manager, Naz’s Pharmacy on Fraser Street
“As pharmacists’ scope of practice expands in British Columbia and across Canada, the thoughtful adoption of AI models and tools offers significant opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen patient relationships, and amplify pharmacists’ impact within the health-care system.”
Jonah Khanna
Clinical Operations Pharmacist, Endor Health
“The integration of AI would essentially bridge the gap between clinical scope and menial tasks within a pharmacy setting. This would push advancements in therapeutic skills and services that were otherwise overwhelmed by routine operations, resulting in net beneficial outcomes across. With scale, incorporating AI into practice would be inevitable.”
Ajit Johal
Clinical Director, Immunize.io
“As AI increasingly automates dispensing tasks, as seen in Utah’s pilot letting AI autonomously renew prescriptions, community pharmacy will be forced to double down on clinical skills. With AI synthesizing data at scale, pharmacists become the clinician in the loop, applying judgment, experience, and patient context to high-value medication decisions.”