Many patients do not achieve their blood glucose targets using traditional self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Read more

Can retail pharmacies serve both baby boomers and millennials? That question was addressed by Vicky Applebaum and Millie Ho of Retail Category Consultants at the recent CACDS annual conference. Read more

Some people call periodontal disease the sixth complication of diabetes after retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease and poor wound healing. Read more

Pharmacists are quickly becoming immunization champions. Throughout Canada, pharmacists are not only educating and injecting patients with influenza vaccines but are delivering an increasing number of vaccines in practice. Partner content Read more

Quitting smoking is the most important thing a patient can do to improve his or her health. Read more

Why is change so difficult? Why are so many pharmacists still struggling with the idea of expanding their professional role? What’s coming in the way? Why is it so challenging to get staff to effect the change you want? Read more

CARE is always the starting point, is greater than [ > ], and leads to, COMMERCE. The order can never be reversed. Read more

Independence of thought, spirit, action or ownership of a commercial enterprise; which of these singular attributes defines an independent? Read more

In a business environment of falling revenues, pharmacist Brenda O’Leary believes pharmacies must focus on meeting the specific needs of customers, whether they’re compounds for high-performance athletes, vitamins and NHPs, or injections, medication reviews and assessments. Read more

Pharmacy has been part of Colin Holyk’s life since he was five years of age, spending most of his days after school working at Holyk Drugs, his family pharmacy business. Read more

In a world and industry that increasingly seems to be embracing the concept that bigger is better, being small can have its advantages. Read more