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A 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, 2026A patient came in seeking emergency contraception about 60 hours after unprotected intercourse. The most common over-the-counter option is effective up to 72 hours, but unfortunately, we were out of stock. Given our remote location, the soonest they could obtain it elsewhere was ...
Read full story → Anonymous · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 08, 2026During a routine medication review, I noticed a patient had been taking an antidepressant for a long time. I asked about the reason for the medication, and the patient explained that they started it during a difficult period involving a divorce and depression. Since then, their s...
Read full story → Hillz · Alberta · Community pharmacist · Apr 08, 2026