Pharmacists are now helping patients access care, but their responsibilities vary widely across provinces, and Ontario Medical Association says only doctors are trained to properly diagnose patients
Kristen Watt, a pharmacist and owner of Kristen’s Pharmacy, speaks with a client in Southampton, Ont. on Oct. 5. In 2023, Ontario allowed pharmacists to prescribe medication for 19 minor illnesses.As millions of Canadians struggle to access family doctors, provincial governments are increasingly turning to another profession for help: pharmacists.system, helping patients get access to more care and changing the nature of pharmacies as a business.
Danielle Paes, chief pharmacist officer of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, said the variation baffles her because pharmacists receive the same education wherever they train. “We think that every single patient should have access to a family physician,” Ms. Watt said. “But we also think that there are so many qualified providers in the community – be it physiotherapists, optometrists or pharmacists – who should be able to provide the level of care that matches their training.”
Dr. Nowak also questioned whether the provinces were making changes based on lobbying from large corporate pharmacies, which he said could be motivated more by profit than patient well-being. “Are they being led by interest that advances from shareholders, rather than patients?” he said.about Loblaw’s growing health care ambitions quoted Jeff Leger, president of Loblaw-owned Shoppers Drug Mart, as saying pharmacists can do “40 to 60 per cent” of what physicians can do.
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