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If you’re in Halton, Ont., your doctor can now prescribe that you touch some grass. Conservation Halton has partnered with Halton Healthcare and PaRx to offer up to 10 free visits to conservation areas in the region when receiving a prescription for nature. “Anything that we can do to help people …
Read More »Ontario midwives can now administer routine vaccines, prescribe more drugs
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 3, 2024 12:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients. Health Minister …
Read More »Ontario registered nurses soon able to prescribe birth control, travel medication
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe certain medications such as birth control and drugs for smoking cessation. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says expanding registered nurses’ scope of …
Read More »Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can’t prescribe birth control or emergency contraception. Ontario Pharmacists Association CEO Justin Bates says the ability to prescribe those medications is necessary to address women’s health …
Read More »Ontario pharmacists can now prescribe treatments for 13 common ailments
TORONTO — Ontarians with 13 common ailments can skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the pharmacist to get a prescription as of today. The provincial government says pharmacists now have the power to prescribe treatments for conditions that include pink eye, hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections. The province …
Read More »Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1
As of Jan. 1 pharmacists in Ontario will be allowed to prescribe treatments for 13 common conditions, but that doesn’t mean they’ll all be ready to do it. The province’s ministry of health issued a reminder of the previously announcedexpansion of pharmacists’ roles on Wednesday, noting the service will be …
Read More »Ontario pharmacists allowed to prescribe Paxlovid for COVID-19 treatment
The Ontario government said it will allow pharmacists to directly prescribe Paxlovid — an antiviral to treat COVID-19 — to patients who present a positive test. Ontario’s health minister Sylvia Jones said pharmacists can prescribe Paxlovid at no cost to the patient starting on Monday, Dec. 12. This means Ontarians …
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