Six conditions added to list, including acne and diaper rash, bringing the total to 19
The provincial government announced Sunday it was adding six conditions to the list of those that pharmacists can diagnose and treat, effective immediately, bringing the total to 19.
The province granted pharmacists prescribing power for 13 common ailments at the beginning of the year, and Jones said 89 per cent of pharmacists are now participating in the program.The government first announced plans to expand pharmacists' prescribing powers in its March budget. Initially, pharmacists were granted the power to prescribe for ailments such as hay fever, oral thrush, pink eye, dermatitis, hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections.
Jones said there's been some progress on that front, with surgical waitlists and the average time spent in an emergency room both on the decline.
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