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Even The Healthcare Industry Misunderstands The Flu Vaccine

11/5/2019

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Submitted by Kenny

I got this email/ad from a well-known and popular healthcare-related website, and the last sentence made me pause. 

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Your Experience With Flu Shots So Far?

10/19/2018

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A doctor asked us to refer their patients 65+ to their office for High Dose TIV ... has anyone else had a similar experience? ANSWER THESE THREE SURVEY QUESTIONS

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8mg Codeine Soon Moving To Prescription-Only?

7/4/2018

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Pure speculation ahead that it'll happen in 2018...what is your prediction????

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Zero Deductible, Zero Co-Pay, At What Cost?

4/22/2018

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750 days is a relevant number, here's why...

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Alberta Pharmacist Discusses Labour Law

4/16/2018

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In the end, having labors laws for pharmacists hasn’t solved the root problems that face pharmacists today. Look to Alberta for your example. ​

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Here's My Proposal For Over The Counter Codeine

2/1/2018

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Here's how we might find common ground on codeine over the counter

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Thank You To The MD's and NP's Who Do This

12/22/2017

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Small gestures go a long way towards better delivery of patient care.

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Be Careful What You Wish For

12/14/2017

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DISCLAIMER: We received our first guest opinion piece, and it's controversial. 

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The Government Wants To Know If You Deserve A Lunch (And More)

11/16/2017

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The time has come for us to discuss: Hours of work and eating periods, Overtime, Minimum wage, Public holiday, Vacation pay, and Personal emergency leave.

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[Ontario] Recreational Cannabis Will Not Be Dispensed Via Pharmacies

9/8/2017

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne
Update July 2018

According to reports from the Globe and Mail and Vice News, the Ontario government is preparing to announce that it will allow private stores — not just government-owned ones — to sell recreational cannabis when it is legalized on Oct. 17. The province is reportedly still expected to control the distribution of marijuana to the stores, as well as maintain control over online sales.
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https://business.financialpost.com/cannabis/cannabis-business/ontario-said-to-announce-big-change-in-plans-for-marijuana-retailing-under-doug-ford
It won't be distributed in LCBO either.


Update 11:44am Sept 8 2017 ​
LCBO will run the stores, but it won't be distributed IN the LCBO stores. Recreational cannabis will still be in a standalone retail location (up to 150 stores by 2020)

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How Important Is It For Students To Have Access To Naloxone?

9/2/2017

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This is an issue that is recently starting to ​gain mass media attention.

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Future of Pharmacy Run By Google And Amazon?

6/28/2017

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Will Google and/or Amazon help run the dispensary of the future?

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Why Recreational Cannabis Will End Up In Pharmacies

6/26/2017

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A short article with three big reasons why I think recreational cannabis will end up in Pharmacists' hands.


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What If Viagra* Was A Currency?

6/8/2017

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How much does everything cost in relative pills of Viagra*? 

*registered Trademark

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Worst Drug Names - Behind the Counter Challenge!!!

5/5/2017

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Official Behind the Counter Challenge: Pronounce all 15 Brand drug names below within 9 seconds and without taking a breath to win a cookie.

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[NEW RELEASE] MedsCheck Critique Part II of II

3/9/2017

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You are now reading Part II:
1. Challenges with the "refreshed" MedsCheck program
2. Potential improvements
​3. Conclusion and what to do next

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NEW RELEASE - MedsCheck Critique PART I of II

3/9/2017

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A History and Criticism of the Old and New MedsCheck Program. 

This is a two-part series.

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Your 2017 Wishlist For Pharmacy Is Now Posted

1/31/2017

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"An under-supply of pharmacists"
One of the many suggestions that you sent in, plus more!


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My Pharmacy Wishlist for 2017

1/19/2017

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2017 will be a better year for Pharmacy right?​

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Response To The Student Who Emailed Me

1/17/2017

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"Is coactified and Cotridin interchangeable? They both have same chemicals but do not show up on ODB formulary so not sure" - anonymous student

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[Ontario] Patients Are Receiving "VOID" or "NUL" Drug Benefit Cards

12/1/2016

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It seems like the Ministry of Health has not updated their printer paper and/or has not updated their software systems to ignore printing these cards...
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[Ontario] Update to: Paperless Drug Cards 

11/17/2016

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Some updates to the Paperless Drug Card initiative (Ontario), from Ministry of Health and Ontario Pharmacists Association.
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[Ontario] The New Medscheck Is Terrible....And Here's How To Fix It

10/23/2016

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We are preparing a critique of the new Ontario Medscheck program and would appreciate your opinion and experience with it so far, and how you think it can be improved.

Please send anonymous or named comments by clicking "Share Your Story" above, or clicking below.

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[Ontario] Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) - details released

10/6/2016

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Details released for the 2016-2017 flu season - ​http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/flu/uiip/
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[Ontario] Understanding Patch4Patch 

9/26/2016

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The fentanyl patch-for-patch program has been an old concept that has taken mainstream spotlight (since around 2014).  
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As always, Behind the Counter helps you understand the key concepts and provide you with practical tools for implementation.

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