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These are the 9 new conditions that pharmacists in Ontario will be allowed to treat
The move will let pharmacists treat 9 more ailments and give 6 additional vaccines as Ontario aims to reduce pressure on clinics and emergency departments.
- On Monday, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that Ontario pharmacists will administer six additional publicly funded vaccines starting in July, including RSV and shingles vaccinations.
- The provincial government previously allowed pharmacists to assess and treat 19 common ailments, building on Ontario's scope of practice expansions that first began in January 2023.
- Pharmacists will soon provide vaccinations for tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, pneumococcal, RSV, and shingles. The government stated these expansions will "unlock additional capacity across the system" and ease pressure on emergency departments.
- Jones confirmed plans to add up to five more ailments to the list early next year, which would bring the total number of common ailments assessed by Ontario pharmacists up to 33.
- Ontario has directed various Regulatory colleges to develop similar frameworks for expanding professional scopes of practice across optometrists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and other healthcare professions.
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From lice to warts, horns and durums, Ontario pharmacists will be able to prescribe treatment for nine more conditions starting in July.
·Montreal, Canada
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Ontario allowing pharmacists to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines
TORONTO - Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand their scope of practice.
·Toronto, Canada
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