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New Controlled-Substance Rules Take Effect: What Ontario Pharmacy Teams Need to Know

Federal controlled-substance rules took effect October 1. Ontario pharmacy teams gain a permanent framework, but provincial scope limits still apply.

Beyond Orange Shirt Day: B.C. Pharmacy Regulator Calls for Everyday Cultural Safety

A September 28 message from B.C.’s pharmacy regulator links reconciliation to everyday accountability. For pharmacy teams, the focus is on turning cultural-safety learning into respectful care and accessible ways to raise concerns.

Nasal Epinephrine Moves Toward Pharmacist-Supervised Access in New NAPRA Proposal

NAPRA’s September 28 interim recommendation would place emergency epinephrine nasal spray in Schedule II. Pharmacies can prepare for pharmacist-supervised access, but the proposal is not yet a final scheduling decision.

U.S. Drug-Price Linking Creates New Access Questions for Canada

New U.S. “most-favoured-nation” agreements link Medicaid costs to lower foreign prices. For Canada, the concern is future access decisions—not an automatic price increase.

U.S. Postal Customs Change Could Disrupt Prescription Shipments From Canadian Pharmacies

Mounjaro KwikPen “Click Counting”: The Arithmetic, the Limits and the Safety Conversation

Mounjaro KwikPen click chart for all six pen strengths, the 60-click arithmetic behind online handouts, and why click counting is off-label in Canada.

Kratom Safety Questions Resurface as Health Canada Reiterates Products Are Unauthorized

Canada’s Fertility Rate Holds at Record-Low 1.26 Children per Woman

Health PEI Discloses Vendor Cyberattack Involving a 2011 Personal Health Information File

Northern Ontario Police Report More Diverted Prescription Opioids in Drug Investigations

Okotoks Pharmacy Replaces Blame With Learning to Strengthen Patient Safety

An Alberta College of Pharmacy profile shows how licensee Yasmin Mohamed Essa built a just culture around incidents and close calls: protect the patient first, examine system causes, report promptly, and turn team discussion into practical workflow changes.

World Pharmacists Day 2026 Calls for Empowered Pharmacists and Healthier Futures

FIP marked World Pharmacists Day on September 25 under the theme ‘Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures,’ calling for investment in skills, recognition and system support. For Canadian pharmacy teams, the message turns a celebration into a practical agenda for access, prevention, resilience and sustainable care.