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Shortly after being named Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-term Care last summer, David Caplan was getting a routine eye exam at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital when his wife, who works there as a nurse, asked him to look at a new drug-dispensing device.
#8220;After my appointment, my wife said, #8216;You’ve got to come check this out,’ and she showed me the machine that was in place,#8221; he said. #8220;I thought it was a fantastic idea !–more– #8211; it’s new technology that a variety of companies could develop and support and it’s a really innovative way of improving patient care.#8221;
In a matter of minutes, Mr. Caplan’s wife, Leigh, had accomplished what years of lobbying the Ontario government couldn’t.
The machine that Mr. Caplan is referring to is the brainchild of an Oakville, Ont.-based startup called PCA Services Inc.
While its executives bristle at this description, their innovation, which they call PharmaTrust, is akin to a high-tech vending machine (more closely resembling an ABM) for pharmaceutical drugs.

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Imagine being able to get your next prescription filled without having to go to a pharmacy. It’s not such a bitter pill to swallow if you’re in Ontario.
The government has introduced a bill that would allow you to receive your Rx from a special drug dispensing vending machine, making it easier to get your prescriptions renewed.
The idea would amend existing rules that require a pharmacist to be present when the pills are doled out. Under the new (more…)

It’s a first for Alberta and the Wetaskiwin Value Drug Mart.
The business has been chosen as the first pharmacy in the province to install the latest technology for automated dispensing.
The change will help equip the store’s pharmacists with “the ability to handle more prescriptions with increased efficiency and accuracy,” according to a press release.
“It’s an investment in the future of our pharmacy, and (more…)