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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Summer 2023 — Explore Articles

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Charissa Tonnesen (left) and the pharmacy staff team at Tumbler Ridge Pharmacy.

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(Left to right, standing): Gary Mui, Bryce Wong, Emily Story, Andy Shen, Chenoa Flack, Vince Lee, Kam Aujla, Inna Omelyukh, Chelsea Netzlaw. (Left to right, sitting): Yvonne Brown, Ann…

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The days we have all waited for are here: long, warm and just right for slowing down and taking a break. But if you talk with pharmacists across the province most would say their days are full and that there is excitement and satisfaction about the…

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We all knew B.C. patients would gladly embrace pharmacists being able to prescribe for minor ailments and contraception when we began offering this service on June 1. However, I’m not sure how many of us would have expected how much British…

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Every two years, the BC Pharmacy Association conducts the wage and benefit survey with the membership to determine the current economic climate in pharmacy. 

Whether you are looking to benchmark your future salary discussions with up-…

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Sarah Wolfe (left) was patched up and given a tetanus shot by Rexall Colwood pharmacist Frankey He after accidentally stepping on nails.

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Featured student leaders are selected by the Phi Lambda Sigma — Epsilon Nu Chapter at the University of B.C. and by the BC Pharmacy Association Student Ambassadors between the months of October and March.

Do you know a pharmacy student that is…

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A BCMJ paper published in May 2023 examined prescribing patterns using PharmaNet data and calculated the climate impact of inhalers in the Fraser Health region

By Kevin Liang, MD, CCFP; Darryl Quantz, MFPH, MPH, MSc

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Sponsored by Sanofi

Written by Ajit Johal, featuring Linda Gutenberg 

Pharmacist and BCPhA board member Linda Gutenberg supported the Heart Pharmacy group in administering over 12,000 influenza vaccinations during the 2022-2023…