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Clinical Guide

Travel Medications Prescription Authority for Canadian Pharmacists [By Province]

A province-by-province guide to Canadian pharmacists' authority to prescribe, administer, and dispense travel vaccines and medications, and how Telemed MD integration extends travel health services within a pharmacist's scope.

January 28, 2025

Clinical Guide

Navigating the 2023 Flu Season: What Pharmacies Need to Know

A pharmacy-focused rundown of the 2023 flu season, covering the newly approved RSV vaccine (Arexvy) and XBB.1.5 monovalent COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, plus practical digital marketing strategies for promoting flu campaigns.

November 14, 2023

Clinical Guide

A Patient's Guide to Minor Ailments in Ontario

As of January 1, 2023, Ontario pharmacists can prescribe medications for 13 minor ailments. This guide explains what minor ailments are, what to expect during a pharmacist assessment, and how to book one.

February 1, 2023

"A day in the life" at MedMe

A behind-the-scenes look at what being a pharmacist at MedMe looks like day-to-day, told through the routines of three team pharmacists from morning prep to end-of-day decompression.

August 27, 2021

Clinical Guide

Efficacy & Safety of the COVID Vaccines: A Closer Look

A clinical reference summarizing detailed efficacy and safety data for the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines, including dose-by-dose efficacy figures and reported side effects.

January 14, 2021

Clinical Guide

The COVID Vaccine Rollout in Canada

Two COVID vaccines have been approved in Canada so far, with others under Health Canada review. This province-by-province guide breaks down who is eligible, the phased rollout timing, and how each province is handling vaccine supply.

January 13, 2021

Clinical Guide

Information for Pharmacists: Everything You Need to Know about the COVID Vaccines

A reliable and up-to-date information source about the COVID vaccines for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, covering approval status, vaccine technologies, dosing, efficacy, side effects, and storage.

January 12, 2021

Clinical Guide

Information for the Public: Everything You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccines

A reliable, up-to-date patient-education guide on the COVID-19 vaccines available in Canada, covering how they work, dosing, efficacy, side effects, and why vaccination matters.

January 8, 2021

News

Students of MedMe

Meet the 4th-year University of Toronto pharmacy students who completed a virtual rotation at MedMe, sharing what they worked on and what the team culture is like.

July 12, 2020

Clinical Guide

Pharmacy Virtual Care Guidelines in Canada

A province-by-province overview of pharmacist virtual care guidelines in Canada during COVID-19, including which clinical services can be delivered virtually and how each provincial drug program handles reimbursement.

June 23, 2020

Clinical Guide

What is Virtual Care?

A plain-language primer for pharmacists on the terminology of digital health, defining virtual care, telehealth, telemedicine, and telepharmacy, and exploring how pharmacists can deliver clinical services virtually in Canada.

June 17, 2020

Clinical Guide

Engaging Older Adults with Digital Health Technology

Healthcare is rapidly digitalizing, but pharmacists worry whether older patients will accept new technology. This piece offers 7 practical tips pharmacists can use to engage older adults with digital health technology.

June 12, 2020

Clinical Guide

To Administer or Not? A Patient Case Discussion on Vaccinations During COVID-19: Part II

In Part II of MedMe's COVID-19 Vaccination Series, a patient case scenario is used to apply a step-by-step framework for deciding whether to administer vaccinations during a pandemic.

June 9, 2020

Clinical Guide

To Administer or Not? Vaccinations During COVID-19: Part I

Part I of MedMe's COVID-19 Vaccination Series clears up common misconceptions about vaccine schedules and offers a structured framework to help front-line pharmacists navigate vaccination concerns during the pandemic.

May 18, 2020

Clinical Guide

Pharmacists are NOT "Pill Counters"

A look at what Canadian pharmacists are actually trained and authorized to do beyond dispensing, and how technology and regulation are pushing pharmacy toward a more service-oriented, digital model.

May 18, 2020