Pharmacy's Role in COVID-19 Vaccination
Canada's more than 11,500 pharmacies serve as vital community health hubs in virtually every community in Canada, and are ready to administer three million vaccines per week. Provinces shou…
Read more about Pharmacy's Role in COVID-19 VaccinationPharmacy's Role in Routine Immunization: Building on the COVID-19 Experience
We have all seen how COVID-19 has changed our daily ways of life, in doing so it has offered new opportunities for growth and change, particularly in pharmacy. Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association…
Read more about Pharmacy's Role in Routine Immunization: Building on the COVID-19 ExperiencePMPRB Consultation on the Proposed Consequential Amendments to January 1, 2021 Guidelines
Neighbourhood Pharmacies submitted its response to the PMPRB Consultation on the Proposed Consequential Amendments to the January 1, 2021 Guidelines. In this submission, the Association highlig…
Read more about PMPRB Consultation on the Proposed Consequential Amendments to January 1, 2021 GuidelinesPMPRB Delays Guideline Implementation
On December 16, 2022, the PMPRB updated its information and consultation page regarding the status of the current draft guidelines to note that "New Guidelines will not be implemented on January 1, 2…
Read more about PMPRB Delays Guideline ImplementationPotential Changes to NRT Point-of-Sale Rules Could Impact Community Pharmacy
Currently, non-prescription Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) are treated as Natural Health Products and available in the pharmacy aisle where purchasers have access to a pharmacist if they choos…
Read more about Potential Changes to NRT Point-of-Sale Rules Could Impact Community PharmacyPreferred Pharmacare Approaches in Canada May 2019
All Canadians deserve access to medications without financial barrier. The majority of Canadians have good prescription drug coverage under our current system, but some still lack it. …
Read more about Preferred Pharmacare Approaches in Canada May 2019Premium Partners Benefit Package
Tier 2 Premium Associate Partners receive exclusive benefits allowing them more direct two-way engagement with Association staff and members on the issues that matter most. NEW FO…
Read more about Premium Partners Benefit PackagePrescription Coverage for Those In Need: Pharmacare and Drugs Rare Diseases
CEO Sandra Hanna joins SVP Shelita Dattani for a timely discussion unpacking all we know about national pharmacare and the strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, including how these programs intersect…
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