A woman’s hand holds a capsule beside a glass of water, with supplement bottles, a prescription bottle, and a pill organizer on a kitchen counter, a reminder that some supplements interact with medications.

Which Supplements Interact With Your Medications? A Pharmacist’s Guide, Bottle by Bottle (and the Warning Already Printed on Your Label)

Calcium, iron, magnesium, St. John's Wort, melatonin, and more. A pharmacist walks through the supplements that interact with common medications, one bottle at a time, and sorts each into space it out, avoid it, or ask first. Includes the interaction warning Health Canada already requires on many labels.

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Parent holding two flu shot cards, a public health appointment and a pharmacy walk-in, with a toddler's jacket and a school backpack hanging behind

Flu and COVID Shots in Alberta This Fall: Who Goes Where by Age (and Why Your Family Can’t All Book at the Pharmacy)

Flu vaccine is free for every Albertan 6 months and older, but where you get it depends on your age, and COVID vaccine is free only for some. A pharmacist and mom of three sorts your household by age: who goes to the pharmacy, who goes to public health, what carries a fee, and when to book.

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