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¹ , BScPhm, PharmD, MSc, is with the Pharmacy, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and the College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is also an Associate Editor with the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy.

Editorial

Susan K Bowles. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024.

. 2024 Jun 12;77(2):e3622.

doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3622. eCollection 2024.

¹ , BScPhm, PharmD, MSc, is with the Pharmacy, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and the College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is also an Associate Editor with the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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