The irony is I do not yet consider myself a successful entrepreneur and that’s in large part probably what continues to drive me. I don’t view entrepreneurship as some mountain-top or destination you reach, rather a continuous journey to explore, ideate, attempt, fail, rinse and repeat.

Since 2012, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy has collected information on scopes of practice for pharmacists, province by province, including the fees paid by governments and claims data. Click here to download our latest Services Chart, updated in January 2023.

As pharmacists, we are cautious by nature, and recent concerns surrounding this new technology are certainly valid: Who gets to decide who controls the information that is being provided? How do we protect patient confidentiality if an AI tool is using patient data?

Focus on the area where your passion to help others truly shines, then continue to grow, build and learn around this niche. Remember, every person you meet has something to teach you; embrace the mentality of a lifelong learner.

Protecting the brain from dementia is an important concern for many individuals, especially as they age.

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The challenges from third party payors and governments are probably some of the biggest challenges we face as entrepreneurs. Pharmacy is a low-hanging fruit and whenever there are any budgetary cutbacks, we are easy pickings.

In Gibsons, B.C., an independent pharmacy's patient-centred care model guarantees engagement with a pharmacist on every visit.

The key driving force for me to become an entrepreneur was the desire to support our great profession in a way I had never experienced before.

Larissa was a 21-year-old Canadian college student recovering from COVID-19 when she died from complications related to an accidental overdose of acetaminophen, a medication in probably every drug store and most medicine cabinets in the country.