Ontario considering expanding pharmacists’ powers to treat more common ailments
Posted on August 1, 2024 in Health Delivery System
Source: TVO.org — Authors: The Canadian Press
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Jul 24, 2024. Written by The Canadian Press
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is consulting with the industry on treating 14 more common ailments
Ontario is looking to expand the responsibilities of pharmacists to allow them to treat more illnesses.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is consulting with the industry on treating 14 more common ailments, such as a sore throat, shingles, and some sleep disorders.
Jones says the government is also looking at allowing pharmacists to order and perform tests for strep throat and to administer additional vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal, and shingles.
The province is also considering giving pharmacy technicians the power to administer vaccines for hepatitis, rabies, and meningitis.
Jones says the changes are being contemplated in an effort to ease the burden on family doctors and hospitals and to give patients more access to health care.
The province expanded pharmacists’ scope of practice in 2023 by allowing them to treat and prescribe medication for 19 ailments including pink eye, cold sores, and urinary-tract infections.
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