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This Pharmacist Awareness Month Ontario Pharmacists Looks to the Future of Pharmacy Practice
This Pharmacist Awareness Month Ontario Pharmacists Looks to the Future of Pharmacy Practice Toronto, ON – March 7, 2015 – This March, during Pharmacist Awareness Month, Ontario’s pharmacists want you to know the valuable ways, beyond filling …
March 08, 2016 -
Advocacy Announcements
OPA’s Submission on the Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Drug Benefit Act and Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act You will recall that in the April 2015 provincial budget, the government highlighted its need to reduce the deficit in …
August 25, 2015 -
Pharmacists Offer More: The Ontario Pharmacists Association Launches Online Resource for Pharmacists Awareness Month
Pharmacists Offer More: The Ontario Pharmacists Association Launches Online Resource for Pharmacists Awareness Month New resource highlights how pharmacists can be a key partner in your health– beyond dispensing pills Toronto, ON – …
March 10, 2015 -
Maximizing the pharmacist-based smoking cessation program
In pharmacy school, I was taught the techniques needed to assess a patient’s medical history. We were graded on the questions that needed to be asked to ensure that all relevant information was relayed from the patient to the pharmacist. I’m …
January 22, 2015 -
Getting Your Medications Ready for the Holiday Season
The holiday season can create some unexpected problems when taking your medications. With all the fun and excitement during the holiday season, refilling your medications may be the last thing on your holiday “to do” list. As well, you may be …
December 18, 2014 -
Renew your DIRC subscribtion for 2015 today
New for 2015 - you can renew your DIRC subscription (or sign up for a new subscription) online! Get trusted drug information plus access to new, innovative services to designed to meet your evolving business and practice needs. To find out more, …
December 10, 2014 -
A Pharmacist's tips on administering flu shots in children
Every pharmacist in Ontario who has taken their injection training and who is participating in the annual flu shot program at their pharmacy has a flu shot story. Here is mine. There was one girl who was about six or seven who came into the …
November 24, 2014 -
To eat or not to eat: avoiding food-drug interactions
While embarking on my own food tour of Taiwan and Japan this summer, it dawned on me that most of us probably do not realize that what we eat may affect how our medications work. Knowing how to avoid food and drug interactions will ensure our …
November 10, 2014 -
Top 10 Reasons to get your flu shot from your pharmacist
1. 1. Timing: It is important to get the flu shot as soon as possible because it takes two weeks to develop protection after getting the shot. The earlier you get it, the sooner you’re protected. 2. 2. Eligibility: All Ontarians …
November 19, 2014 -
Knowing what to expect during menopause can make all the difference
Let’s talk about menopause…and why not? Menopause is too often, if not always, treated as a taboo or a joke. For any of you reading this blog and who’ve experienced interrupted sleep due to hot flashes or night sweats, it is anything but! Here …
October 09, 2014
