These are the 9 new conditions that pharmacists in Ontario will be allowed to treat
The move will let pharmacists treat 9 more ailments and give 6 additional vaccines as Ontario aims to reduce pressure on clinics and emergency departments.
- On Monday, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that Ontario pharmacists will administer six additional publicly funded vaccines starting in July, including RSV and shingles vaccinations.
- The provincial government previously allowed pharmacists to assess and treat 19 common ailments, building on Ontario's scope of practice expansions that first began in January 2023.
- Pharmacists will soon provide vaccinations for tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, pneumococcal, RSV, and shingles. The government stated these expansions will "unlock additional capacity across the system" and ease pressure on emergency departments.
- Jones confirmed plans to add up to five more ailments to the list early next year, which would bring the total number of common ailments assessed by Ontario pharmacists up to 33.
- Ontario has directed various Regulatory colleges to develop similar frameworks for expanding professional scopes of practice across optometrists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and other healthcare professions.
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Ontario pharmacists to treat and vaccinate against more conditions
The provincial government is again expanding the number of ailments pharmacists can treat and vaccinate against.Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced on Monday that Ontario pharmacists will be allowed to administer six additional publicly funded vaccines as of July. The six vaccines are for tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, pneumococcal, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and shingles.Pharmacists will also be allowed to begin ass…
Ontario pharmacists getting power to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines: health minister
Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand its scope of practice.
The Toronto Star
Ontario allowing pharmacists to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines
TORONTO - Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand their scope of practice.
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