Ontario government expands list of ailments pharmacists can treat

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Ontario pharmacists get more prescription powers

The provincial government announced Sunday it was adding six conditions to the list of those that pharmacists can diagnose and treat, effective immediately, bringing the total to 19.“Pharmacist prescribing has been a huge success in our province. In less than one year, Ontario has become one of the leading jurisdictions in all of Canada in providing health care services through pharmacies,” Health Minister Sylvia Jones said at a press conference at a drugstore in Toronto’s west end.

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