Justin Bates, Author at CDR – Chain Drug Review

Canada’s pharmacy sector holding strong

January 24, 2019 by Justin Bates Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada Featured Articles, January 7, 2019, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

Editor’s note: This was part of CDR’s 2019 Pharmacy Outlook in the January 7 issue. Looking ahead to 2019, the pharmacy business is poised to be more disrupted than ever before. Over the past 10 years, our members have successfully navigated a number of headwinds to their operating and regulatory environments, including price compression, regulatory

In Canada, pharmacy aims to bolster health care role

January 12, 2018 by Justin Bates and Chain Drug Review Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, Canada’s pharmacy sector, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, pCPA, pharmacare, Task Force on Cannabis Legislation and Regulation, Value-Based Pharmacy Opinion

Heading into 2018, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has become the acknowledged leader and advocate for our members across Canada. Our newly strengthened management team has a mandate focused on helping to shape health policy in the provinces and federally, providing new growth opportunities for members and mitigating the negative impact from