Pharmacists

• Pharmacists in Manitoba can now administer measles-containing vaccines

  Measles is spreading in Manitoba, where 392 cases of the virus have been reported this year. Pharmacists in the province are asking to take a jab in the fight.

  Health

  Mar 31
  
• Saskatchewan pharmacists to offer care for strep throat, ear infections

  Ten pharmacies will be selected to take part in a pilot project to conduct rapid testing for strep throat and assessments for ear infections.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2024
  
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• Why pharmacists say they could help ease health-care strain

  Canadian pharmacists are calling on provincial governments to expand what treatments they can provide patients, arguing it will help relieve a strained health-care system.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2024
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• Alberta pharmacists ask for provincial rule change to help deliver measles vaccines

  Medical associations are concerned that cases of two preventable diseases are climbing. Alberta pharmacists are requesting permission to offer measles vaccines.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2024
• Alberta Health delays plans to reduce fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 vaccines

  Alberta Health is now delaying plans to reduce the fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 shots until Jan 1.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2023
• Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next

  Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can't prescribe birth control or emergency contraception.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2023
• Ontario growing pharmacists’ prescribing powers, eyes further expansion

  Two months after regulatory changes allowed pharmacists to prescribe treatments for 13 common ailments, Ontario announced in its budget that it is planning a further expansion.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
• At a glance: Highlights of the Ontario government’s budget

  The Ontario government tabled a budget Thursday that forecasts provincial surpluses after a year, with heavy investments in health care. Here are the highlights.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• N.B. pharmacists call for more services to be covered by Medicare

  Of the 32 services pharmacists can provide, only some are covered by Medicare while the rest require patients to pay a fee, the New Brunswick Pharmacists' Association says.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Ontario considers expanding scope of practice for nurses, pharmacists, and more

  Ontario is considering expanding the scope of what certain health professionals, such as nurses, can do in periods of ``high patient volumes.''

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023