Huge thank you goes out to Ontario Pharmacists Association, Laura Mae Lindo and faculty and students from @UWPharmacy and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. None of this could’ve been possible without you all. Ontario grads are finally able to practice to their full potential!

So happy to hear about this important win! Pharmacists are central to the vaccine roll-out strategy. And making sure 300+ Ontario grads could use their expertise on the frontlines was critical. Happy to have been able to do my part to ensure your voices were heard. 💜✊🏾💜✊🏾

Regulatory amendments have been approved by Ontario Ministry of Health that enable the creation of an emergency assignment registration certificate class of pharmacy professionals. The College will begin registration on March 22. Learn more: bit.ly/3lx8yxM

After seeing thousands of patients at my COVID-19 vaccination clinic, I’ve noticed an alarming amount of people that would’ve refused the AstraZeneca vaccine. We have lots of work to do in tackling this new variant of vaccine hesitancy. healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-r…

Anyone else uncomfortable with this tweet? Sure, gov't should promote dift ways to get vaccine, but this feels like an industry-funded commercial. Did mass clinics get similar slick ad-style videos? Also, pharmacist colleague - please pinch the mask around your nose🤦‍♀️

Ontario could save $42M a year if it lets pharmacists prescribe for minor conditions: UW study cbc.ca/news/canada/ki…

.GARY x TRENT x JR 🌹 CALLED GAME

So you read today’s NACI advice - AZ ok if you’re 30+! Unless you can wait for mRNA 💉! And then you read the MANY hot takes from experts, non-experts, and para-experts. And you are SCARED. Let’s work through it. (The required reading is below). 1/n ema.europa.eu/en/documents/c…

I want to say this now as the Pfizer pilot is about to roll out in pharmacies. One of my stores in a very hard hit covid area was originally chosen to be part of it and I just got news that we were taken out of the pilot as were other independent stores (thread)

We are looking for Canadian women with IBD who are considering pregnancy, are pregnant, or recently had a baby, to share their thoughts on the use of Aspirin for the prevention of hypertensive disorders (high blood pressure) of pregnancy. ddcrc.mshri.on.ca/NoviSurvey/n/z…

Toronto has converted the Scotiabank Arena, home of the Raptors and Leafs, into North America's largest vaccination clinic. - 800 volunteers - 400 vaccinators - 135 pharmacists - 30 organizations Together, they will administer 25,000 doses in a single day. #OurWinningShot 🇨🇦

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This is not a good precedent. As a pharmacist who doesnt work with Shoppers Drug Mart I would have love the opportunity to provide this access to our patients and donate. I am not sure of the benefit of redirecting an entire generation to a specific pharmacy... Doug Ford

It has taken a long time to get here but I am so pleased that #pharmacists in Ontario finally have Minor Ailments regulations posted & ready to go. This is great for patient access and convenience. Ontario Pharmacists Association continue discussions with MOH on implementation details.

THE FIRST GOAL EVER SCORED AT THE WORLD CUP FOR CANADA: ALPHONSO DAVIES! 🇨🇦 #FIFAWorldCup

Davies 22 years old David 22 years old Koné 20 years old Eustaquio 25 years old Buchanan 23 years old Liam Millar 23 years old Bright future for the Canadian national team. Two performances the country can be proud of against two of the world’s elite.

The MedsChecks-corporate pharmacy story. Interesting twist that this story has taken, like a Twizzler with 5 strands wrapped around each other to form a new thing. I get it, but let me try to unwrap the strands.

After a period of no fees, Canada Health Infoway is introducing a $0.20 transaction fee for electronic prescriptions using their PrescribeIT platform starting on January 1, 2025. The Ontario Pharmacists Association has long opposed these types of fees, which solely are the responsibility of

Pharmacists are not a band-aid solution and just like every other healthcare provider they are part of a broader solution and should be respected as such. Building health system capacity requires multiple investments including pharmacist scope of practice and not just under the