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All posts tagged flu
20
SepOvercoming patients’ flu shot fears
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Ever get tired of hearing people say they don’t want the flu shot because it made them sick? Read more
16
AugFlu season is coming. Will you be ready?
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Monique Lavoie from Shoppers Drug Mart in Peace River, Alberta, isn't your typical pharmacist.
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09
NovTracey Phillips and her team at Westport Village Pharmacy are ready for flu season
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The first months of my return to community pharmacy were a whirlwind of meeting new people, adjusting to the demands and the delights of owning a pharmacy, and adjusting to life on the frontlines of my profession. Read more
09
NovVaccinations – what to tell your patients
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No matter your patients' age, vaccines are an essential tool for maintaining good health and a key defence against serious illness. Read more
09
NovPharmacie Fleury, Dupuis, Bergeron has flu season covered!
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With the autumn days already here, many of us are starting to think about the winter ahead. Wise pharmacists have done so months in advance to be ready for this year's flu season.
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12
OctCold, cough, flu? Pharmacists have you covered
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Cynthia Ignacio relies on her OTC cough and cold section to spark an uptick in customer traffic.
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11
OctFor patients with diabetes, colds and flu present challenges
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Cold and flu season presents unique challenges to your patients living with diabetes. You’ll need to make specific recommendations to help them prevent and manage their symptoms, and at the same time, you’ll need to make them aware of diabetes management issues for sick days.
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12
OctNews: Neighbourhood Pharmacies members give their best shot for flu season
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Over the past four years, the increased use of neighbourhood pharmacies as the location of choice for seasonal influenza vaccinations has demonstrated to governments and the Canadian public that pharmacies play an important and growing role in providing influenza vaccinations Read more
19
NovNew research shows Canadians understand the flu, but not the importance of the vaccine
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Earlier this year, health officials worried that Canadians would not elect to get their flu shot given the ineffectiveness of last year’s vaccine. Read more
The flu is nothing to sneeze at. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, there are an average of 12,200 hospitalizations related to influenza each year in this country and approximately 3,500 deaths attributed to the flu. In the first six months of this year alone, there have been more than 5,400 hospitalizations and 340 deaths resulting from the disease.
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