Ontario is considering allowing pharmacists to prescribe the COVID-19 treatment drug Paxlovid in order to expand access, the province's top doctor says.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said recently that the health system will see a "triple threat" of COVID-19, a bad flu season and the resurgence of a childhood respiratory virus this fall and winter.
"I do know the government is reviewing the ability of pharmacists to be able to prescribe this directly after a positive test," Moore said in an interview with The Canadian Press. A spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the province is "continuing to look at different ways to ensure Ontarians have access to as many tools as possible to stay healthy and prevent unnecessary visits to the hospital," but offered no further details.
"Given our experience in point-of-care testing, our knowledge of medications — particularly complex medications like Paxlovid, where there's a lot of drug-to-drug interactions — and more, I would say, in-depth consultation that's required with patients, pharmacists are well-positioned to provide that as a turnkey solution," he said.
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