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Pharmacists look to Alberta’s ‘gold standard’ model in increasing their prescribing powers across Canada to include all drugs other than narcotics.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2024 Source:Pharmacists look to Alberta’s ‘gold standard’ model in increasing their prescribing powers across Canada
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Ontario expands pharmacists’ prescription powers to include 6 more common ailments.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 3, 2023 Source:Ontario expands pharmacists’ prescription powers to include 6 more common ailments
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Ontario pharmacists to be given new prescribing powers on expanded list of relatively common ailments
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 24, 2023 Source:Ontario pharmacists to be given new prescribing powers
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Ontario pharmacists and nurses lobbying for an increased physician-like role
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 17, 2014 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario pharmacists, nurses want expanded duties
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OMA response to government increasing the scope of practice of health professionals
Original broadcast date: September 27, 2009 This week the Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that it has plans to create Nurse Practitioner-led clinics and to allow pharmacists to prescribe certain medications. Should pharmacists prescribe medication without a doctor’s prescription and should nurse practitioners lead Ontario’s health teams? That is a question posed by the Chair…
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Pharmacists gain right to prescribe in Alberta
Under the new Alberta Government Pharmacy and Drug Act that came into force April 2, 2007, patients running low on prescription drugs will be able to get an emergency refill from their local pharmacy. The Alberta Government’s intention is to help improve access to drug treatment by expanding the role of the province’s pharmacists and…