Ontario College Of Pharmacists
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Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be nextPharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can't prescribe birth control or emergency contraception.HealthOct 3, 2023
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Ontario rolling out flu, COVID 19 shots, first to high priority groupsOntario is planning to allow pharmacists to prescribe flu medication, administer flu shots to babies and administer RSV vaccines ahead of an expected fall viral surge.HealthSep 14, 2023
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Ford government dodges accountability on patient safety in pharmaciesThe Ford government says it’s not directly responsible for patient safety in pharmacies after a Brampton mother said a Shoppers Drug Mart misfilled her baby’s prescription with methadone.HealthDec 17, 2019
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Brampton mother says pharmacy misfilled baby’s prescription with strong opioid“Even if I gave her a few drops, this could have killed her.”HealthDec 13, 2019
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Toronto-area customer claims Shoppers Drug Mart dispensed unsafe drug combinationA Vaughan woman is speaking out after she says her pharmacist failed to catch a drug interaction with her prescription. The woman is demanding an explanation from Shoppers Drug Mart on how it could have happened.HealthJun 5, 2019
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Health minister says ‘action’ is needed but vague on how to stop crooked pharmacists"We want to know what’s happening and then what steps need to be taken by the College (of Pharmacists) or by the ministry," said Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott.InvestigationsFeb 28, 2019
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How a handful of pharmacists flooded Ontario’s streets with lethal fentanyl amid a national opioid crisisA Global News/Toronto Star investigation reveals how Ontario pharmacists staged robberies and forged prescriptions to obtain thousands of doses of opioids amid a national epidemic.CanadaSep 24, 2018
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Pharmapod to take lead on implementing medication safety program in OntarioIn June, the Ontario College of Pharmacists unanimously endorsed implementing a medication safety program for all pharmacies in the province.CanadaNov 27, 2017
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Ontario mother continues push for national prescription-error reporting amid new WHO campaignThe World Health Organization's Global Patient Challenge on Medication Safety initiative comes on the heels of another initiative led by Toronto mother, Melissa Sheldrick. She lost her eight-year-old son Andrew in March 2016 after he was given the wrong medication. Since his death, Sheldrick has been lobbying for mandatory pharmaceutical-error reporting in Canada.HealthAug 28, 2017
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Mandatory reporting of medication errors to be implemented by Ontario pharmaciesMelissa Sheldrick said a police investigation revealed her son died as a result of an overdose of a muscle relaxant that was in his pill container instead of medication to help him sleep.HealthJun 20, 2017
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