Ontario expands pharmacists' prescribing powers

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The Doug Ford government made the announcement on Thursday in its 2023 budget. Starting in the fall, the expanded prescribing power will include medications that treat moderate acne, canker sores, diaper dermatitis, yeast infections, pinworms and theadworms. Pharmacists have been able to prescribe Paxlovid, an oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, since December 2022.

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