The survey reveals 90% of British Columbians support expanding the role of pharmacists to ease pressures on the province's healthcare system.
A strong majority of people living in British Columbia support pharmacists offering more services, according to a new survey.
Mike Huitema, President of the BC Pharmacy Association says the numbers show that patients are confident in pharmacists' abilities and want them to do more. When it comes to pharmacists providing counselling and providing prescriptions for diabetes, 67 per cent had a high level of confidence in pharmacists. Another 79 per cent backed pharmacists' ability to do point-of-care testing and 74 per cent said they could offer presciptions for chronic conditions.
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