Canadian Pharmacists Journal

March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the evidence that enables pharmacists to provide the care they are educated and trusted to deliver. Here are some articles that show the importance of pharmacists! tinyurl.com/tykxa934

It's World #Obesity Day, and with more than 8 billion people in the world, we have more than 8 billion reasons to act on obesity. Here are some reasons why we need to incorporate obesity medicine into community pharmacies: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

February is #Heart Month. Read our #Hypertension Canada guidelines for ways to improve hypertension management and heart health in adults. These guidelines were CPJ's most read paper of 2025! utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

"Measuring #quality indicators offers an important opportunity for #pharmacy as a profession to take medication reviews from a passive baseline assessment to active #patient care." Read more in this editorial: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Check out the newest issue of CPJ. Scroll down to see our call for papers on #Indigenous pharmacy education! lnkd.in/e_Vx3ezy

February is #Black History Month, and today we are featuring a study by Afomia Gebre and colleagues: Understanding the experiences of Black Nova Scotians with community pharmacists. Read more: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Learn about this survey, which was done to (1) understand the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ communities when accessing pharmacy and pharmacist services in B.C. and (2) identify key priorities when developing a 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

As accessible health care providers, #pharmacists are in a unique position to detect early signs of #measles, educate the public, and play a vital role in vaccination programs. Learn more: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Did you attend the #SHARP pharmacy symposium last year, co-hosted by the #AFPC, #CFP, and #OPEN? Interested in viewing the full set of abstracts? Here it is! utppublishing.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Health policy-makers are looking for ways to improve health care quality. Learn about #quality indicators in pharmacy and the importance of establishing a QI framework: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Pharmacist-led interventions have been shown to improve certain clinical and process outcomes in #atrial #fibrillation. Find out about the available evidence regarding the pharmacist’s role in AF management. utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Save our new link! Update your bookmarks We are pleased to share #CPJ's new URL: utppublishing.com/journal/cpj All articles are now open access.

In this issue of CPJ, our editorial addresses the pharmacist's role in ensuring health equity. And one of our papers addresses the critical role of sex, gender, and equity in shaping evidence-informed health care. journals.sagepub.com/toc/cphc/158/5

We have some exciting news to share! Starting January 2026, University of Toronto Press (UTP) will assume full publishing responsibilities for CPJ Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/54ij50X5MMY

Editorial: With great power comes great responsibility. . . . The role of #pharmacists in ensuring #health #equity journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

In a recent analysis of 721 near-miss events reported by community pharmacy teams, incorrect dose/frequency, incorrect quantity, and incorrect drug were the top types of errors prevented. Learn more from ISMP Canada: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

"The future isn’t what it used to be: What ever happened to advanced practice pharmacists?" - read our commentary by Dr. Lee Dupuis: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The latest issue of #CPJ is online! New #hypertension guidelines; top 5 #cardiology studies; the #gender wage gap in pharmacy; readability of online pharmacy info, and more! journals.sagepub.com/toc/cphc/158/4

It's #tick season. Prophylaxis with oral #doxycycline after an infected tick bite can reduce the risk of Lyme disease. This study described experiences with pharmacist prescribing of prophylaxis after tick bites in Nova Scotia: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

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