Understanding Canadian Pharmacy Practice UCPP

Effective Presentation and Counseling Skills for Pharmacists

Practice Tools for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Information about specific practice topics into one central location. Quick access to relevant policies, guidelines, fact sheets, articles and FAQs.

'It's a silent disease': Popular heartburn drugs linked to kidney damage Popular heartburn medications taken by millions of Canadians could lead to long-term kidney damage without any warning, a new study suggests.

Video Practice Example: Applying Professional Judgement Kareem, a pharmacist faces an ethical dilemma. involving an antibiotic prescription that a father is picking up for his four year old child. Kareem questions the dose and duration that was prescribed.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/acetaminophen-not-effective-against-arthritis-study-1.2822545

Acetaminophen 'not effective' against arthritis: study Acetaminophen, a common over-the-counter painreliever, does not work in the treatment of osteoarthritis, according to a study released Friday.

Widely used heartburn drugs linked to dementia risk, study suggests

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/health/heartburn-medication-dementia-1.3449937

Widely used heartburn drugs linked to dementia risk, study suggests A popular class of heartburn medications might raise a senior's risk of dementia, a new study suggests.

Always make time to speak to the patient!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/pharmacists-fail-to-catch-drug-interactions-1.2917327

Dispensing danger: Pharmacists fail to catch drug issues, CBC's Marketplace finds In a months-long investigation that's the largest of its kind in Canada, CBC's Marketplace brought hidden cameras into 50 pharmacies to test if pharmacists are giving the proper advice to patients before dispensing drugs. Read the story to find out what we discovered.

Too much supplementation may raise cancer risk...

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/resource-centers/vitamins-supplements/Too-Much-Supplementation-May-Raise-Cancer-Risk

Too Much Supplementation May Raise Cancer Risk Taking more nutritional supplements than needed may increase a patient’s risk of cancer.

An example of the pharmacist's role in solving a drug related problem:

An 87 year old lady, has been taking digoxin 0.25 mg daily for her atrial fibrillation for 3 years. Recently you have noticed that she is getting increasingly frail and may have lost weight. On a Saturday morning she presents a new prescription for digoxin. While you prepare the prescription, she tells you that she has been having visual disturbance and wonders if she needs her glasses replaced.

What would you do and why?