OPINION

Editorial
Government relations - who needs it?
Polly Thompson

Guest Editorial
Next phase of practice research will focus on policy implications
Kirsten Woodend

FEATURES

Community Pharmacy Practice Research:
A systematic overview of the past 32 years
Hanan B. Sokar-Todd, Thomas R. Einarson

DEPARTMENTS

Focus on Error Prevention
Returning pills to stock can cause error
Ian Stewart

Focus on Patient Care
Timing oral contraceptives to delay menses
Dale Regis, Brent Ruddock

Alternative Medicine
Few side effects shown for ginger
Mario Bedard

Journal Club
MOXXI trial: Computer alerts do not eliminate poor prescribing
Susan Pierce

PULSE - Pharmacy News This Month

Bad move on methadone
NIHB cuts fees without consultation

Into the political fray
CPhA board member Dwight Ball seeks a provincial seat.

Loss of independence
A Nova Scotia judge rules in favour of Blue Cross in civil actions brought by four independent pharmacies.

Cross-border shopping
The US Congress, and state and city governments turn to Canada for their drugs.

Prescribing authority
Saskatchewan pharmacists win the right to write scripts for emergency contraception.

Joint working group
Health Canada seeks pharmacist role in marijuana distribution.

Singed but not burned
Despite the economic toll of summer fires, BC pharmacies expect to recover.

SPONSORED COLUMN

Ask Your Pharmacist
Hyperhidrosis
Marjorie Friesen

Insomnia
Dorothy Zahn

Dialogue on Diabetes
Drivers with diabetes must balance risk
Don Rusnak

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