New Video: Integrating Pharmacy Technicians into Community Practice

Are you familiar with how the responsibilities of a pharmacy technician differ from those of a pharmacy assistant and pharmacist? Are you aware of the many benefits that come with fully integrating pharmacy technicians into community practice?

A new video helps answer these questions and illustrates how technicians — when working to their full scope — can be instrumental in helping pharmacists shift their time from dispensing medications to delivering clinical services.

Watch the video now: Integrating Pharmacy Technicians into Community Practice

CAMH’s New Pharmacist’s Guide

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) recently released their new Pharmacist’s Guide called Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Methadone and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. This third edition replaces the Methadone Maintenance: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Treatment.

This is an essential manual for all pharmacists involved in opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) and a required reference for Ontario pharmacies that dispense methadone. All pharmacies that dispense methadone must have a copy of the most recent edition of this reference.

Purchase the guide on the CAMH online store now.

Keeping Current with Drug Schedule Changes

NAPRA and Health Canada Drug Scheduling Changes

Our recent article in the Summer 2015 issue of Pharmacy Connection helps clarify the roles of both Health Canada and NAPRA in drug scheduling.

Read the drug scheduling article now.

In this issue:

»	New Video: Integrating Pharmacy Technicians into Community Practice
»	CAMH’s New Pharmacist’s Guide
»	Keeping Current with Drug Schedule Changes

New Contact Information for Client Services

Please be advised that the College’s Client Services department has recently been restructured into two distinct branches to better serve your needs. Client Services can now be reached in the following ways:

Member Applications and Renewals

memberapplications@ocpinfo.com
416-962-4861 ext.3400

Pharmacy Applications and Renewals

pharmacyapplications@ocpinfo.com
416-962-4861 ext.3600

Learn more about the right contact information for specific requests.

Council Meeting September 17 and 18

The September Council meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on September 17 and 18, 2015. Council meetings are open to the public and are held in Council Chambers at the Ontario College of Pharmacists' office in Toronto.

Read the Council meeting agenda and materials.

Closed for Labour Day

The College will be closed Monday September 7, 2015 for Labour Day.

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