Pharmacies

• Alberta Health delays plans to reduce fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 vaccines

  Alberta Health is now delaying plans to reduce the fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 shots until Jan 1.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2023
  
• Most stores in Guelph closed on Thanksgiving day

  Most retail and grocery stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday. The city also says to expect some street closures and adjustments to the garbage-collection schedule.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
  
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• COVID-19, influenza vaccines available soon at Alberta pharmacies

  Influenza vaccines will be available in Alberta pharmacies on Oct. 16, with the new Moderna XBB vaccine likely to be accessible around the same time.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Pressure remains on Calgary compounding pharmacies to produce children’s medicine

  Pressure remains on Calgary compounding pharmacies to produce children's medicine

  Health

  Mar 17, 2023
• Dalhousie University pilot project expands PrEP prescriptions to N.S. pharmacies

  Nova Scotia patients at high risk of HIV will be able to obtain PrEP medication from a pharmacist, who will also work the with Halifax Sexual Health Centre on bloodwork monitoring.

  Health

  Feb 21, 2023
• Sask. to introduce expanded roles for pharmacists, nurse practitioners and paramedics

  The Saskatchewan government is looking at ways to increase patient access to a variety of health-care services, including ones that could mean new duties for health-care workers.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2023
• ‘Nothing is available’: Pharmacies experiencing shortage of adult cold and flu medication

  Pharmacies across Toronto and beyond are experiencing shortages of adult cold and flu medication, with many pharmacy shelves having little to no inventory.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2023
• Rising number of pharmacy robberies has pharmacists concerned for safety

  So far this year, the Calgary Police Service has reported that more than five dozen pharmacies have been hit. The rise has pharmacists feeling uneasy behind the counter.

  Crime

  Sep 21, 2022
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• What’s open and closed on Canada Day and Quebec’s moving day on July 1 in Montreal

  For more details on places listed or not listed, check borough and business websites for holiday hours.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2022
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• Medicare to cover N.B. pharmacists’ fees for birth control, shingles treatments

  The province of New Brunswick says Medicare will now cover fees that pharmacies charge for prescribing birth control, as well as for assessing and treating people for shingles.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2022