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During a medication review for an elderly patient recently diagnosed with osteoporosis following a fall, I noticed she was on a long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI). When I asked about this medication, she shared she had acid reflux years ago but no longer experienced any sympto...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 19, 2026A senior patient came in with a new prescription for an Advair inhaler from her pulmonologist. When I told her the cost, she immediately began to cry. She had struggled with asthma symptoms for years and had tried Symbicort before, but it caused an increased heart rate and discom...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 15, 2026One day, I was about to counsel a patient picking up a benzodiazepine and sertraline. When I asked about the diagnosis, she explained they were for panic attacks, anxiety, and depression. She was already taking bupropion, but it hadn’t been enough. I asked if she was experiencing...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 14, 2026A patient with diabetes came in to refill prescriptions for a full year. When I reviewed the prescriptions and his recent test results, I noticed his HbA1C was very high and his kidney function was declining quickly. During a medication review, he told me he had stopped taking me...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 11, 2026A patient came to refill his blood pressure medication, but I saw he had no remaining refills and hadn’t been taking the medicine regularly. When I asked about his current blood pressure, he said it was in the 170s. He explained that he only took the medicine when he felt symptom...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 10, 2026A mother brought her 7-year-old son into the pharmacy with a biologic medication that required injection. The medication had been delivered from a specialty pharmacy online, and she had tried to have him injected at the hospital first. However, the wait time there was upwards of ...
Read full story → Augustine Ezugwu · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 08, 2026